FIR filed against officials in connection with electrocution of 10-year-old boy in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jun 21 (PTI): An FIR has been registered against Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) officials in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy due to electrocution in K R Puram area here, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on June 15 when Ananth, a native of Nepal, while playing with a broom on the third-floor of his rented accommodation, came into contact with a high-tension wire, they said.
According to the police, the boy was alone at home in Swatantra Nagar when the incident occurred. His mother, a house help was at work at that time.
Following the incident, neighbours who heard the boy's screams rushed him to KR Puram government hospital and later he was shifted to the burns ward at Victoria Hospital for advanced treatment. He succumbed to injuries on Friday during the course of treatment, a senior police officer said.
Based on the victim's mother's complaint, we have registered a case against the building owner, BBMP and BESCOM officials under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, he added.
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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.
