Chamarajanagar: The decomposed body of an unidentified man, estimated to be around 40 to 45 years old, was discovered in a car near the Sathegala hand post bus stand in Kolegala.
The vehicle had been parked at the location, and the stench from the decomposing body alerted the public, who informed the police on Friday afternoon.
Upon inspection, officers found the body lying on the back seat, with signs of severe decay and blood leaking from the vehicle. Kollegala Police Inspector Shiva Madaiah, Rural Police Sub-Inspector Supreet, and Crime Division Sub-Inspector Chaluvaraju, along with their teams, are conducting investigations to the scene.
A case has been registered at the rural police station for further investigation.
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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.
