Belagavi: A 16-year-old SSLC student was on Thursday found brutally assaulted and murdered on the outskirts of the city here.

The deceased youngster has been identified as Prajwal Shivanand Karrigar, a resident of Shivaji Nagar in the city.

Prajwal’s family had filed a missing complaint at the Belagavi Camp Police Station following which the investigation was underway. On Thursday, Prajwal’s body was found in a semi-naked state. The body was identified by ascertaining the school uniform Prajwal was wearing when he reportedly went missing.

The motive behind the boy’s killing is yet to be ascertained. A case in this regard has been registered at local police station and further investigations are underway.

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Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.

The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.

"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.

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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.

Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.

“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.

The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.