70-year-old father, 30-year-old son die while trying to board moving train in Karnataka
Shivamogga: An attempt to enter a moving train turned fatal for a father-son pair who slipped off the platform in Bhadravathi and died on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Mohan Prasad, 70, and his son Amarnath, 30.
On Sunday, the duo had to travel to Bengaluru on the Talaguppa – Bengaluru – Mysuru express train. When they reached the station, however, they found that the train was leaving Platform 1 of the Bhadravathi railway station.
Making haste, both of them tried to get into the train, but Amarnath slipped and fell. When Prasad tried to help his son, he was run over by the train, said sources.
Prasad was a retired employee of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL) and lived in Bengaluru. Amarnath lived in Bhadravathi and Prasad had paid him a visit, added the sources.
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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.
