Auto Rickshaw fare revised in Bengaluru: Details of new minimum fare here
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has announced a revised fare structure for auto rickshaws operating within the city limits. As per the new order, the minimum fare has been increased to Rs 36 for the first 2 kilometres, while passengers will have to pay Rs 18 for every subsequent kilometre. The revised fare will come into effect from August 1.
According to the new structure, the first five minutes of waiting time will be free, after which a fee of Rs 10 for every 15 minutes of waiting will be charged. In addition, a luggage charge of Rs 10 has also been fixed.
For travel during night hours (10 PM to 5 AM), passengers will be required to pay 50% extra over and above the standard fare.
The RTA has also directed that every auto rickshaw must prominently display a fare chart approved by the authority. Additionally, all meters must be recalibrated and re-verified to reflect the new fare structure by August 31. This verification process must be certified and sealed, as mentioned in the official order.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
