Mangaluru CCB nabs absconding accused linked to 24 criminal cases
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) police on Tuesday apprehended a man who had gone into hiding after repeatedly failing to appear before the court in connection with several cases. He was handed over to the Barke Police Station.
The accused has been identified as Abdul Fayan (27), a resident of Batyadka, Manjanady.
Police stated that Fayaan is accused in around 24 cases registered across various police stations in Mangaluru city and Dakshina Kannada district. These include theft, attempted murder, and assaulting officials inside prison, thereby obstructing their duties.
City Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy said that the accused was previously released on bail but later absconded by not appearing in court for further hearings.
Fayaan is allegedly involved in multiple thefts at government offices, schools, and shops under the jurisdiction of Konaje and Ullal police stations in Mangaluru Commissionerate, and Bantwal Town, Bantwal Rural, Uppinangady, Kadaba, and Puttur Town police stations in Dakshina Kannada district. He is also accused of attacking fellow inmates and attempting to murder prison staff while under judicial custody.
Additionally, the City Police Commissioner revealed that several cases have also been registered against Fayan in different police stations across the state of Kerala.
The CCB unit officers and staff were involved in tracking down and arresting the accused.
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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.
