Puttur rape case: BJP leader’s son, victim, child undergo DNA test; blood samples sent to B'luru FSL
Puttur: Blood samples of the son of a local BJP leader, Shrikrishna J Rao, who has been arrested for raping and impregnating a classmate after promising to marry her, along with those of the victim and the child, were collected on Tuesday to conduct a DNA test.
Rao, who is under judicial custody, was presented before court on Tuesday. The victim also appeared in court with her mother and the child. The blood samples were collected by the medical staff of the Puttur Government Hospital in the presence of the judges and taken to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Bengaluru by Women Police personnel.
The victim and her mother are also learned to have travelled to Bengaluru with the police personnel.
The test report is expected to be out in a week’s time. The chargesheet, however, has already been submitted before the court.
The arrested youngster, who is the son of PG Jagannivas Rao, BJP leader of Puttur unit, is accused of having wooed the victim into having a sexual relationship with him with a promise of marriage, but refused to marry her on learning that she was pregnant.
While Rao was arrested and sent to judicial custody, the victim gave birth to a male child on June 27.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
