Uttarakhand: 3 held for illegally transporting youngsters to Myanmar to force them into cybercrime
Dehradun (PTI): Three individuals allegedly involved in fraudulently transporting people to Myanmar through Thailand to commit cybercrimes have been arrested, the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) said.
According to the STF, the arrested individuals are among those whose names emerged during the interrogation of nine victims from Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, and Udham Singh Nagar districts, who were recently repatriated from Myanmar.
It stated that several Indian youths from various states, including Uttarakhand, who were living illegally in KK Park in Myawaddy town, Myanmar, were repatriated. The nine youths from Uttarakhand were brought here from Delhi and handed over to their families.
The STF on Sunday said that during interrogation, it emerged that Indian agents, under an organised scheme, allegedly defrauded these youths of substantial sums of money, sent them abroad using Thai visas, and then illegally infiltrated them in KK Park in Myawaddy.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Indian agents contacted the victims in person or through mobile applications such as Telegram and WhatsApp, and after extorting money, sent them to Bangkok.
STF Assistant Superintendent of Police Kush Mishra said that Sunil Kumar, a resident of Jaspur in Udham Singh Nagar district, Nirav Chaudhary and Pradeep, residents of Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district, have been arrested so far.
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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.
