Kalaburagi: Man found guilty of raping minor sentenced to 20 years’ jail, fined Rs 2.5 lakh
Kalaburagi: The Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man found guilty of abducting and raping a 17-year-old girl to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on him.
The sentenced man, Mallikarjuna, also called as Mallappa Kalagurthi, is a resident of Aranakal village in Kalagi taluk. Mallappa reportedly got the girl, a resident of a village in Kalaburagi taluk, to accompany him to Bengaluru, where he is said to have repeatedly raped her for one month.
Kalaburagi Suburban Police Station had initially registered a complaint and later filed a case under the POCSO Act and Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The police team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Geetha Benahala investigated the case and submitted the chargesheet before the court.
The judge who heard the case, Mohammed Mujirullah CJ, sentenced Mallappa to 20 years of jail and imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on him. The judge has also directed the legal authorities to give a relief amount of Rs 4 lakh to the victim.
Shathaveera B Thuppad argued in court as the public prosecutor during the hearing.
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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.
