Imphal (PTI): Two persons have been arrested and arms and ammunition seized from their possession in separate incidents in Manipur's Imphal East district, police said on Saturday.

One person, identified as Thoudam Ranjan Singh (41), was arrested from the locality of his residence at Leimakhong Mapal Mamang Leikai on Thursday and nine 9mm cartridges were seized from his possession, a police statement said.

Security forces also arrested 35-year-old Karam Mani Meitei from his residence at Thongju Part-II, Pichu Lampak Ningombam Leirak on Friday and seized a 9mm pistol with magazine, it added.

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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.

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.