Teen stabbed to death by man in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 9 (PTI): A 14-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed in the neck by his maternal uncle in Bengaluru, who surrendered to police three days after the incident, police said on Saturday.
The teenager, a school dropout addicted to online games, reportedly frequently quarrelled with his uncle over money to fund his gaming habit, police said.
The incident occurred on August 4 at around 5 am in Kumbarahalli, where the boy lived with his uncle, identified as Nagaprasad.
Nagaprasad, who works as a security guard, allegedly stabbed his sleeping nephew with a kitchen knife. Unable to bear the boy’s repeated demands for money, he fled the scene immediately after the attack.
Police registered a case under Section 101 (murder) at Soladevanahalli police station.
Nagaprasad surrendered to police three days later, confessing to the crime. Following his admission, police recovered the boy’s decomposed body from the scene and seized the murder weapon.
The accused told police he wandered through nearby villages after fleeing and even contemplated suicide before deciding to turn himself in.
Nagaprasad has been produced before a Bengaluru court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
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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.
