Case of setting ablaze to shops and vehicles at Gangolli: Two persons sentenced to seven years jail
Kundapura, Dec 10: The Additional District and Sessions Court on Monday sentenced two persons to seven years rigorous imprisonment on charges of setting ablaze to shops and vehicles at Gangolli three years ago.
The convicted have been identified as Muhammad Junaid and Welding Jaffer.
The convicted had set ablaze to Venkateshwara Stores, shop godown belonging to Venkatesh Shenoy and a car parked in front of the house in Gangolli police station limits on Jan 21, 2015, and fled the scene.
Investigating team led by Byndoor circle inspector Sudarshan arrested the accused. Gangolli police registered a case and submitted the charge sheet. Conducting the trials, judge Prakash Khandre convicted the accused on December 5 and announced the quantum of punishment on December 10.
As per the punishment, the convicted have to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment and Rs 5,000 penalty under IPC Column 451 for illegal entry into the building and seven years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 for setting ablaze under Column 436 and two years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 10,000 under Column 427 for causing loss to the property. Public prosecutor Prakash Chandra Shetty Belur argued in favour of prosecution.
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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.
