Rape, murder of 10-year-old girl in Mysuru: Police shoot suspect in leg during arrest
Mysuru: The suspect in the recent rape and murder of a minor girl was arrested by police on Thursday night. He was shot in the leg while allegedly trying to escape custody.
The suspect has been identified as Karthik, a resident of Siddalingapura in Mysuru taluk.
The victim, a girl from Kalaburagi aged between nine and ten, sold balloons at the Dasara Exhibition, grounds. According to police, she went to sleep with her mother in their tent at Doddakere Maidan on Wednesday night but was found missing on Thursday morning.
Her body was later discovered a short distance from the tent, near a mound of mud. Police suspected she had been raped and murdered.
After inspecting CCTV footage near the site, officers identified Karthik's movements as suspicious and began a search. Upon receiving information that Karthik had traveled by a private bus to Kollegal in Chamarajanagar district, a police team pursued him there and arrested him on Thursday evening.
The police team brought him back to Mysuru that night. It was during this time that Karthik allegedly attempted to escape, prompting officers to shoot him in the leg to detain him.
Karthik is currently receiving treatment at KR Hospital in Mysuru.
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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.
