Puttur: Video showing girl being gang-raped in car goes viral; police initiate investigations
Dakshina Kannada SP warns social media group admins and users against sharing video
Puttur: In a video that is going viral on local social media groups, a group of four students are seen raping a fellow female student in car reportedly in Puttur.
Taking note of the video, a Suo-Motto case has been registered at Puttur Women Police Station in this regard but no arrests have been made so far in the case.
In the video three students are seen raping the girl while the fourth member of the group is shooting the video. The accused are reportedly said to be residents of Perne and Uppinangady.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Laxmi Prasad visited Puttur and took stock of the development in the investigations so far. He also warned social media users not to share the video anywhere as it is a criminal offence, while also stating that those found sharing the video will be booked under relevant laws and sections.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati about the incident Laxmi Prasad added that the incident dates back to February-March and the video is going viral now he added that a case of gang-rape has been booked and the girl has named three of the accused involved in the crime.
Social media groups are abuzz with the reports that the accused in the video are members of ABVP, student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however there were no concrete evidence to establish it as fact.
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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.
