Bengaluru: Engineer robbed at knifepoint in PG accommodation
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (PTI): A 30-year-old assistant engineer with BESCOM was allegedly robbed at knifepoint by an unidentified man inside her paying guest accommodation in Judicial Layout, police said.
According to a complaint with Yelahanka police, the woman, who had been staying at the address for about 15 days, returned from work at around 3 pm on August 11 when an unknown man knocked on her door. Believing it to be another occupant, she opened it.
The man allegedly pressed a knife to her neck, demanded her gold bangle, and "molested" her while "threatening to harm" her if she resisted. When she struggled to remove the bangle, he demanded cash, police added.
She told him to take money from her vanity bag on the bed. While he was distracted, she ran into the bathroom, locked the door, and raised an alarm. The accused allegedly fled with her two mobile phones.
Police said a probe is underway to identify the accused and recover the stolen items.
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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.
