7 of family booked for assault after row over music at New Year party
Thane (PTI): Police have registered a case against seven members of a family for allegedly breaking into a woman's house here and assaulting her and her relatives after a dispute over loud music during New Year celebrations, officials said on Sunday.
The 52-year-old woman lives at Vandrapada in the Ambernath area of Maharashtra's Thane district.
There was a quarrel between her and the accused on the night of December 31 over the latter playing loud music during New Year's celebrations.
Later, at around 12.30 am on Friday, the accused allegedly broke open the door of the victim's house, entered the premises and beat her and her family members, causing serious injuries to some of them, an official from Ambernath police station said.
The injured persons, including the victim, were hospitalised and are currently undergoing treatment, the police said without specifying the number of those hurt in the incident.
Based on the woman's complaint, the police on Friday registered a case against seven persons under various Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including for rioting and assault, the official said.
A probe was on into the case, the police added.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
