Sakleshpur: Sangh parivar activists attack lorry driver, three arrested
Sakleshpur: A group of Sangh Parivar activists allegedly attacked a goods lorry driver near Balupet in Sakleshpur taluk, mistaking the vehicle for one transporting cows. They beat the driver with sticks and robbed him of money.
The police have arrested three people, Deeraj, Naveen, and Raju, in connection with the incident. They have also seized the car and sticks used in the attack.
Mohammed Nishan, a resident of Nelyadi village in Dakshina Kannada, has been working as a lorry driver for 15 years. On Wednesday night, around 1 a.m., he was transporting plywood from Mangaluru to Bengaluru.
When the lorry was near Bage village on Highway 75, a car suddenly blocked the road. Three men got out of the car and allegedly attacked the lorry, broke its windows, and forced Nishan to get down. They hit him with sticks and allegedly robbed him of ₹18,000 in cash.
Nishan managed to escape by driving away. He stopped near a petrol station in Palya village, left the vehicle there, and ran into a nearby garden to save himself.
The Sakleshpur Rural Police have registered a case and taken up the investigation. The arrested men and their car are in police custody.
Speaking to the media from a government hospital in Sakleshpur, Nishan said, “Three men stopped my lorry, broke the glass with sticks and swords, and pulled me out. They took ₹18,000 from me. I thought I was going to die, but somehow escaped and ran into a garden.”
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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.
