Possession of illegal pistol: Accomplice of underworld don Vishwanath Koraga Shetty arrested
CCB Police operation
Mangaluru, Dec 20: CCB police on Thursday arrested Hemanth Kumar alias Hemu (47) of Hoige Bazar, accused in a murder case.
Acting on a tip-off that Hemanth Kumar, an associate of Koraga Shetty who is absconding in abroad, possessed a pistol illegally and other lethal weapons, the CCB police raided his house and arrested him. The police also recovered a pistol, four live bullets, two swords, knife, baseball stick, two mobile phones and others worth Rs 1,12,750. Police had the information that the accused possessed all the weapons to commit a crime. In view of this, the police raided and arrested him. He was handed over to the Pandeshwar police for further action, sources said.
He has been facing a murder case of killing Aneesh Shetty near Kadri Park in 2014. Apart from it, two murder attempt cases were booked against him in Pandeshwar police station. CCB Inspector Shantaram, SI Sham Sundar and staff participated in the operation under the guidance of City Police Commissioner TR Suresh, DCPs Hanumantharaya and Uma Prashanth.
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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.
