Mangaluru: Seven arrested for smuggling, selling MDM drugs in the city
Mangaluru: Mangaluru CCB on Saturday arrested seven people for allegedly smuggling banned drug MDM from Mumbai in the city and peddling it among locals and students here.
The arrested accused have been identified as Hakim (25), a resident of Jeppu, Batish (30), a resident of Thokottu, Kishan (25), a resident of Attavar, Ashish (22), Abdul Hakim (30), a resident of Thokottu and others.
According to the police Shakti alias Shafi a resident of Kattipala used to smuggle MDM and Ganja from Mumbai and distribute to Hakim, Batish and Kishan. The trio used to sell the drugs at Panambur and Tannirbavi locality. Working on a tip off a CCB team raided the spots and arrested the accused.
Along with the accused, their clients Ashish, Abdul Hakim and others were also arrested during the raid by CCB. The CCB team also seized a car and 4 mobile phones from the accused.
The operation was supervised by Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil, DCP Hanumantharaya and DCP Laxmi Ganesh and was led by Inspector Shivprakash R Naik. PSI Kabbalraj, ASI Mohan, Raja, Ashith, Mani, Chandra, Chandra Shekhar and others were part of the raiding team.
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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.
