Haveri: Murder suspect's house set on fire, no one injured
Haveri (Karnataka), Jun 25 (PTI): Following the murder of a local contractor, Shivanand Kunnur, members of his family have allegedly set the house of the prime accused on fire in Shiggaon, police said on Wednesday.
Authorities confirm that no one was injured in the arson, as no one was in the house at the time.
Shivanand Kunnur (40), a first-class contractor, was brutally attacked and murdered in broad daylight on Tuesday while returning home after having lunch on the outskirts of Shiggaon.
Police sources said the attackers, wielding iron rods, machetes, and swords, repeatedly attacked his neck and head, and a video of the scene recorded by an onlooker has gone viral.
A case was registered at Shiggaon police station, naming Nagaraj Savadatti as the primary accused, apart from Hanumanth, Ashraf, Sudeep, and Suresh as co-conspirators.
On Wednesday morning, Kunnur's family allegedly doused Nagaraj's house with petrol and set it ablaze, police said.
Though the blaze caused considerable damage to the structure, since no one was in the house at the time, no injuries to anyone were reported, police added.
Police have registered a case in this regard and are investigating.
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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.
