Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) has begun an investigation in what is said to be financial irregularities amounting to an estimated ₹85 crore by the company staff in the Athani taluk unit of Belagavi district.
Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar has suspended 20 employees after a preliminary probe found their involvement in the misappropriation. As many as seven others have already been transferred. A detailed probe is on.