Bengaluru: Couple engaged to get married dies after inhaling toxic gas leaking from geyser
Bengaluru: In a devastating incident, a young couple, engaged to be married, lost their lives due to asphyxiation caused by a gas leak from a geyser in their home in Tarabanahalli, Chikkajala. The victims have been identified as Chandrashekhar, a native of Gundlupet, and Sudharani from Gokak. Both were employed at a hotel near Nandi Hills.
Chandrashekhar had rented the house in Tarabanahalli, and Sudharani had recently joined him there on Saturday. However, during the same night, a tragic incident unfolded as they turned on the gas geyser in the bathroom, leading to a gas leak. Unfortunately, both individuals collapsed and succumbed to the toxic gas. The matter came to light when the house owner grew suspicious after Chandrashekhar did not come out from the house on Sunday morning.
The Chikkajala Police officers have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.
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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.
