Mother of prime accused in Shivamogga murder case attempts suicide by hanging
Shivamogga: The 50-year-old mother of the prime accused in a murder case attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself at a relative’s house in Abbalagere village on Thursday morning, allegedly due to depression.
The woman has been identified as Seethabai, a resident of Hunsod village in Shivamogga taluk, who was the mother of car driver Hanumantha Naik.
Naik is the prime accused in the murder of Kamalamma, a resident of Vijayanagara in Shivamogga, and theft of Rs 35 lakh from her house on June 17. Naik and his wife Roopa are absconding since the incident and the Tunganagar Police officers, who are investigating the case, are in search of the accused.
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Apparently dejected due to this, Seethabai tried to hang herself in a room of her relative’s house in Abbalagere of Shivamogga taluk on Thursday morning.
The relatives, who rescued her, have admitted Seethabai to the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. The doctors at the hospital have said that Seethabai is out of danger.
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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.
