Three human remains found near site 11 in Dharmasthala case: Advocate for Sujatha Bhat
Mangaluru: In a press release issued on Tuesday, Advocate Manjunath N, representing Sujatha Bhat, the mother of missing MBBS student Ananya Bhat, claimed that at least three human remains were exhumed on Monday from a forested hillock near “Site Number 11” in Dharmasthala. One of the remains is believed to be that of a woman. A saree was also recovered from the site.
According to the statement, the exhumation team had trekked about 100 meters from Site 11 and climbed a 100-foot hill where the complainant had newly identified burial spots. The operation yielded remains from multiple individuals. Some members of the team reportedly sustained minor injuries while climbing the slope.
Advocate Manjunath praised the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for allowing the complainant to lead them to a location slightly beyond the initially marked “Site 11.” He emphasised that had the SIT insisted on restricting the search only to the original measurement, it would have been both “unscientific and meaningless.”
“A person who has the freedom to identify a location must also have the natural freedom to revise that identification if it later appears inaccurate,” Manjunath stated. He added that this flexibility directly contributed to the success of Monday’s operation.
Manjunath also lauded the overall efforts of the SIT and the exhumation team, calling their work “commendable” so far.
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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.
