7 children drown in Uttar Pradesh
Pratapgarh/Sambhal: Seven children drowned while bathing in ponds in separate incidents across the state on Sunday, police said. Four teenagers drowned in a pond in the Kohdaur area of Pratapgarh district, they said.
"Anoop (14), Ruchi (15), Shivani (13) and Aarti (13), all residents of Suryagarh village, had gone to take a bath in a pond. While bathing they ventured towards the deeper side of the pond and drowned," Additional Superintendent of Police Surendra Prasad said.
The children were rescued with the help of divers and rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead, he said. Three girls drowned in a pond in Mai Hussainpur Pukhta village of Sambhal district.
Gunnaur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Omveer Singh said, "The incident took place on Sunday afternoon, when three girl Gyanshri (12), Kusuma (10) and Kumkum (14) went to take a bath in a village pond. They ventured towards the deeper side of the pond and drowned."
The bodies of the girls have been sent for post-mortem examination, he 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.
