Udupi: In a tragic incident, a woman allegedly committed suicide after being upset over her son’s arrest. The incident was reported in Nallur village on Wednesday night, September 11.

The deceased has been identified as Prema of Nallur village. Her son Sumanth was arrested by the Karkala Town police on a warrant a month and a half ago.

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On September 11, Prema visited her son, who is currently in judicial custody at Hiriyadka Jail. Upset by the situation, she later ended her life by hanging herself from a tree near her house.

A case has been registered at Karkala Town police station regarding the incident.

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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.

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.