120 kg of silver jewellery worth Rs 1 crore stolen in Rajkot
Rajkot (PTI): Silver jewellery weighing nearly 120 kg and worth Rs 1 crore was stolen from a house in Ranchhod Nagar area of the city in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
Atul Busa, the complainant, told police he had kept the jewellery at his friend Bipinbhai's house.
"Busa is a silver trader and had kept nearly 120 kg of silver jewellery worth Rs 1 crore at his friend's house. He learnt from Bipinbhai in the morning that the silver had been stolen, following which he approached police," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Hetal Patel.
Sources said the footage of a CCTV camera showed three men entering the house at around 2:30 am, and leaving in a car with some bags.
Silver prices have skyrocketed in global markets over the last few months.
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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.
