Driver of Min Hebbalkar’s son attacked by miscreants, sustains stabs on multiple parts of body
Belagavi: The driver of Mrinal Hebbalkar, son of Karnataka Minister of Women and Child Welfare Lakshmi Hebbalkar, was reportedly stabbed by miscreants at four parts of the body, in an incident reported from the city.
The injured Basavanth Kadolkar (32), a native of Belagundi village of Belagavi taluk, is said to have been standing beside the car that he had parked on Club Road when two men, who came down the road in a motorbike, suddenly attacked him.
The miscreants stabbed Kadolkar in four places, including his chest, shoulder and thigh, before escaping.
The grievously injured driver was rushed to a private hospital in Belagavi, where he is being treated.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police and other senior police officers visited the hospital. In addition, Mrinal Hebbalkar arrived at the hospital and inquired about the health condition of his driver.
The incident reportedly occurred within the jurisdictional limits of Camp Police Station, where an FIR has been registered. The police officers are investigating 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.
