Bengaluru: Autorickshaw fare hike likely after Metro, bus tariff increase
Bengaluru (PTI): After a steep hike in Metro Rail and government bus ticket prices, the autorickshaw fares in Bengaluru are also likely to rise.
In response to demands from autorickshaw drivers' associations in the city, the Bengaluru City District Regional Transport Authority has convened a meeting on Wednesday to discuss a possible fare revision.
According to sources in the transport department, presently the minimum fare stands at Rs 30 and an additional charge of Rs 15 per kilometre beyond two kilometres.
The autorickshaw drivers have proposed raising the minimum fare to Rs 50 and charge Rs 25 per kilometre for distances exceeding two kilometres.
However, the transport department is pushing to cap the minimum fare at Rs 40, with a per km rate of Rs 20.
Once the autorickshaw fares go up, the ride-hailing companies will have to increase the fares of cab services, Swabhimani Chalakara Sanghatanegala Okkoota (SCSO) president Tanveer Pasha told PTI.
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Fired from family business, nephew breaks into uncle's shops in Delhi; arrested
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly stole cash, a laptop and a mobile phone from his uncle's shop in Dwarka to take revenge after he was fired from the family business, officials said on Wednesday.
Piyush Tulswani, the accused, completed his Class 11 from Rajasthan's Pilani, after which he came back to live with his family, a senior police officer said.
His father, Kishan Tulswani, used to work as a sales manager at his uncle Jeetu's confectionery shops. After the death of his father, Piyush took up his position, the officer said.
Soon, Piyush started embezzling money from the shops, and was fired after Jeetu took note of the act, police said.
His mother also reprimanded him for embezzling money, after which Piyush left home and started living with his friend, the officer said.
Piyush hatched a plot to steal money from his uncle’s shops, which he knew well. Acting on his plan, he took his brother's scooter and broke open each shop, stealing cash, a laptop and a mobile phone.
On January 31, Jeetu reported the matter to police, accusing Piyush of committing burglaries at his shops located in Sector-18, Sector-11, Sector-12 and Sector-4, Dwarka, the officer said.
Jeetu also provided CCTV camera footage from the shops, in which Piyush could be seen breaking them open, he said.
Tracing his mobile phone locations to Safdarjang, Hauz Khas, Rajapuri and Dabri, police conducted several raids.
“He later switched off his phone to restrict access to his location,” the officer said.
On February 13, police received information that Piyush would come to the fruit mandi in Dabri around 9.30 am. Accordingly, a trap was laid, leading to the arrest of the accused, he said.
Initially, he did not confess to the crime, but when police showed him the CCTV clips, he admitted to committing the burglaries, the officer said.
