Girls run away to Dharmasthala after being scolded by father, reunited with parents
Use free tickets under Shakti yojana to reach Dharmasthala
Bengaluru: Two girls, aged 13 and 10 years who went missing on Saturday, were rescued on Sunday afternoon by the Konanakunte police, reports Deccan Herald
The girls travelled to Dharmasthala in KSRTC bus when a woman in the bus noticed them without their guardian and questioned them, she informed their parents, after which the police requested the women to keep them in her custody, picked them up from Nelamangala, and reunited them with their parents.
The girls were upset with their father for scolding them for going to the supermarket to buy chocolates. So they decided to run away to Dharmasthala by availing the free ticket for women, said police.
P Krishnakant,DCP (South) said,police registered a kidnapping case after the girls’ parents lodged a missing complaint on Saturday evening.
The police after verifying the CCTV footage, learnt that the girls had boarded a bus to Dharmasthala from Kempegowda Bus Station (Majestic bus stand)
"Our team was trying to trace them. Meanwhile, a woman travelling in a KSRTC bus found the girls without parents or guardians. The woman suspected something fishy and questioned the girls. She rang up their parents. Subsequently, the Konankunte police were informed that the girls were travelling in the bus," Krishnakant said.
The police accompanied the children and reunited them with their parents.
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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.
