Youth killed in knife attack in broad daylight in UP's Kushinagar; 1 held
Kushinagar (PTI): A 22-year-old man was allegedly killed with a cut in his throat in a mob attack in broad daylight here, police said on Thursday.
A man has been arrested in connection with the killing that took place during an altercation on Wednesday near Judwaniya village under the Kasya Police Station.
The victim was identified as Nishant Singh alias Shaktiman, a native of Ambapur Tola in Naukatola village.
According to the police, Nishant had gone to Judwaniya, a short distance from his village, where he got into an argument with some local youths, who allegedly assaulted him with a sharp-edged weapon and fled.
Nishant was rushed to the community health centre, which referred him to the Kushinagar Medical College. Doctors there declared him dead.
Additional Superintendent of Police Siddharth said the key suspect, Naushad Ansari, has been arrested, and a hunt for others was on.
Meanwhile, a large police force was deployed in the village to ward off more confrontations.
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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.
