Udupi Malathi Shetty missing case: High court notice to district SP
Bengaluru, Sep.7: High court has issued notice to district superintendent of police in connection with Malathi B. Shetty missing case.
The divisional bench headed by justice Raghvendra S. Chouhan issued notice to all defendants after hearing the habeas corpus application filed by Malathi Shetty's son in law Ram Manohar Shetty.
During the hearing, advocate H. Pavan Chandra Shetty appearing for plaintiff said that, Malathi Shetty, a resident of Kundapur had gone missing in 2015 and police has failed to trace her. Earlier the court had instructed Udupi district SP to investigate the case on daily basis. But still there is no progress in the case. The family has suffered a lot in these three years.
Malathi Shetty, a resident of Hosmata village in Kundapur is missing since June 26, 2015. The family had filed a missing complaint then, but she remained untraced. A habeas corpus application was filed in the high court.
Malathi Shetty's son Satish Shetty, who is working in a private firm in USA returned to his homeland and made futile attempts to find his mother. He also created a website named, Mommissing and even announced Rs. 1 lakh prize money for anybody who finds his mother.
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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.
