Kumaraswamy congratulates Police officers
Journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case
Mangaluru: Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has said that the high-level officers of the police department have succeeded in cracking the murder case of Journalist Gauri Lankesh and they must be congratulated.
He was addressing a press conference after senior district level officers’ meeting held on Friday at D.K ZP auditorium in connection with the development of DK district.
It has been a year since the Gauri was assassinated. The team of police officers, who led the investigation in the best way, will also carry out the investigation into the murder case of researcher Dr. MM Kalaburagi.
The behavior of some of the forces for seeking votes is getting increasingly debated today. The government has taken this seriously. The coalition government is serious in maintaining peace and save civilians, Kumaraswamy said
Udupi District in-charge Minister Dr. Jayamala, MLC SL Bojegowda, BM Farooq, Harish Kumar, Mayor Bhaskar Moily, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, Police Commissioner TR Suresh, and SP Ravikanthe Gowda were present.
Do not speculate:
“Following an illness, the DK District in-charge Minister UT Khader is taking rest as per doctor’s suggestion. I have already collected all the information about the DK district from him. Do not raise any speculations over his absence, the chief minister 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.
