Forged documents submitted in Thane court for bail in drugs case; FIR lodged
Thane (PTI): Police have registered an FIR against unidentified persons for allegedly submitting forged documents before a court in Maharashtra's Thane district to secure bail for accused in a narcotics case, officials said on Sunday.
The offence was committed between November 23 and December 24 last year, they said.
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During the period, forged documents were presented as genuine before the Thane district court to obtain bail for some persons arrested in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Kalachowkie police station in Mumbai, an official from Thane Nagar police station said.
"It is suspected that more than one person may have conspired in preparing and submitting the forged documents to mislead the court and facilitate the release of the accused on bail," he said without giving details of the case.
Based on a complaint by a team member of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Thane unit, the police here registered the FIR on January 1 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for cheating and forgery, the official said.
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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.
