Karkala: Rape on mentally challenged case; Accused gets 10 year imprisonment
Udupi, September 25: The principal district and sessions court on Tuesday convicted an accused to 10 years imprisonment on charges of raping a mentally challenged woman two years ago in Karkala rural police station limits.
The convicted is identified as Ganesh Poojary alias Annu (34) of Kundrabettu in Kalya village in Karkala taluk. The convicted had raped the 18-year-old mentally challenged girl when she was alone at home on July 14, 2016. Later, he threatened her not to disclose it to the family members. Later, a case was filed against him at Karkala police station under Column 376 and 506.
After investigation, Karkala Circle Inspector Joy Antony arrested the convicted on July 15, 2016 and filed charge sheet to the court. District Judge C. Venkatesh Naik who heard 21 witnesses out of 27, convicted Ganesh on September 24 and posted the announcement of quantum of punishment to September 25.
On Tuesday morning, the judge awarded 10 years jail term and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000. The Judge also ordered to give Rs 25,000 compensation to the victim. District public prosecutor Shanti Bai argued for the victim.
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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.
