Rivalry over relationship leads to alleged murder of 50-year-old man in Karkala; one held
Udupi: A 44-year-old man from Karkala was arrested for the alleged murder of a man at Kuntalpadi within the limits of Karkala Town Police Station limits on Tuesday over a dispute regarding relationship with a woman.
The arrested, identified as Parikshit, son of Sanjeev Gowda from Nada, worked as a bus driver in Mangaluru and lived alone at Doopadakatte in Karkala after separation from his wife and children.
The victim, Naveen Poojary (50), was a native of Mangaluru but had been staying at SJ Arcade in Karkala, separately from his family, for four years.
Police have said that Poojary’s body was found early Tuesday morning by a road in Kuntalpadi with multiple stab injuries. The police, who probed the matter, checked CCTV camera footage and other technical evidence related to the incident. Confirming the involvement of Parikshit’s involvement in the crime, they took Parikshit into custody.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said that preliminary investigations showed the accused and the victim to have a rivalry as Poojary got close to a woman known to Parikshit, which irked the latter. There were also frequent quarrels between the men and, in a fit of rage on Tuesday, Parikshit allegedly stabbed Poojary with a knife, resulting in Poojary’s death.
The SP has visited the site and inspected it. Karkala Town Police, who have registered a case, are investigating further.
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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.
