Stones pelted at buses on BC Road
Two arrested for trying to block road
Bantwal, Sept 10: Stones pelted at two KSRTC buses in Bantwal and tyres burnt at several places following the Bharat Bandh. Meanwhile, the police arrested two persons who were allegedly trying to block the road.
On BC Road, the miscreants have pelted stones at a KSRTC bus that was coming from Bengaluru to Mangaluru. The front glass of the bus is wholly damaged. Another bus was stoned at Bantwal at around 5:30 am.
Two detained in Jakribettu
Bantwal rural police have arrested two persons who were allegedly trying to block the road.
The police have cleared the tyres burnt in Thumbay. The bandh supporters burnt tyres at Haleer near Mani in the middle of the road.
The bandh supporters near Mani Narayana Guru Mandir in Kalladka K.C Road have also attempted to fire Tire and block the road. The police reached the spot and cleared the path without affecting traffic.
Additional police have been deployed in major areas of the district including Kalladka in the wake of the bandh.
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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.
