Assault of KSRTC bus driver, conductor: Challakere Police detain 4
Chitradurga: Challakere Police officers have detained four people under charge of assault of a KSRTC bus conductor as well as the bus driver who tried to stop them from attacking the conductor.
The assaulters are identified as Chandrika, Mallikarjuna, Shivaraja and Naveen, who are all residents of Challakere.
On Tuesday, the Vegadoota bus from the KSRTC Bangalore Central Division was reserved for one-way interstate travel. The women passengers of the bus could also avail of the new Shakti Yojana of the state government.
Chandrika climbed into the bus at Challakere and asked for a ticket for Dabaspet, but the conductor told her that the bus was interstate and would not stop at Dabaspet. “We stop at Tumakuru, you can take another bus there,” the conductor advised her. Chandrika purchased the Tumakuru ticket, but, instead of getting off the bus there, she is learned to have created a scene in the bus, demanding that she be dropped at Dabaspet and not Tumakuru.
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The KSRTC officials, in the complaint they filed with the police, have said that the conductor asked the driver to waive the journey rule and drop the woman near the Dabaspet flyover, as Chandrika wanted. The group attacked the conductor at Challakere although the conductor cooperated with the woman passenger, they added.
The Challakere Police officers, who investigated the matter, have detained the four people.
The driver and the conductor were admitted to the government hospital at Challakere. The conductor, who is injured in the chest and neck, will be shifted to the government hospital at either Chitradurga or Davanagere for further treatment, said 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.
