28-year-old manual worker allegedly assaulted by police commits suicide in Bhadravathi
case against cops
Shivamogga: Cases have been filed against four policemen after a 28-year-old manual worker, who was allegedly thrashed by the cops in full public view, committed suicide on Thursday by hanging himself at home in Holehonnur of Bhadravathi taluk.
The deceased worker has been identified as Manjunath, a native of Kannekoppa village in Holehonnur, who hanged himself on Thursday night.
The cases have been filed against policemen Billal, Lingegowdru, Sudarshan and Vishwanath based on the complaint filed by Manjunath’s wife, who told the police that the four policemen thrashed Manjunath on the evening of June 11, before taking him to the police station.
Manjunath’s father and brother, who learned of the matter, rushed to the police station and got the youngster freed. Manjunath, however, was visibly depressed due to the incident, remaining aloof from friends and family. He has now committed suicide, his wife has said in her complaint.
She added that on Thursday night, he told her to go to bed as he was watching cricket on TV. On Friday morning, Manjunath’s wife, not finding him awake, knocked on the door of his room to wake him up, and was alarmed as she got no response from her husband. She called the neighbours, who broke open the door of Manjunath’s room and found him having killed himself by hanging from an areca chute in the room, using a saree.
While Manjunath’s wife has accused the four policemen’s physical assault to have been the reason for her husband’s depression and suicide, the reason for the police assault is yet to be ascertained.
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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.
