Theft from donation boxes at place of worship in Bantwal; three men arrested
Bantwal: Three persons were held by Vittal Police under charge of stealing money from a donation box at a place of worship situated in Kanyana of the taluk.
Police officers have said that the arrested men are identified as Twaheed (19), Umar Farooq (18) and Mohammad Nabeel (18), who are residents of Vitla Kasaba village. The men had reportedly broken open two donation boxes at the place of worship and stole approximately Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 of cash.
A complaint had been by D Narayana Rao (72) of Delantabettu in Kanyana, who is also the president of the place of worship. Rao had mentioned in his complaint that the boxes were placed by the road near Delantabettu school. While he regularly collected the donation by devotees, he reportedly discovered that the boxes had been forced open and the money stolen on July 26.
A case has been registered at the Vittal Police Station, based on Rao’s complaint, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 303(2). The officers are investigating further.
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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.
