Bengaluru: Aditya Rao, the primary suspect in the Mangaluru Airport Explosives case who surrendered to the police on Wednesday morning in Bengaluru has reportedly been handed over to Mangaluru Police team that reached Bengaluru to take Aditya’s custody.

Aditya, earlier on Wednesday morning had surrendered himself to the police at the office of DGP-IGP Neelamani Raju following which he was kept at Halasuru Gate Police Station.

A team of Mangaluru Police led by Mangaluru North ACP Beliappa reached Bengaluru to get Aditya’s custody. According to reports, after medical examination, Aditya has been handed over to Mangaluru Police and is being brought to Mangaluru.

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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.