Obscene videos of college girls shared on social media: ABVP Theerthahalli chief Pratik Gowda held
Shivamogga: Pratik Gowda, President of the ABVP Theerthahalli unit, who was one of the accused in a case of sharing obscene videos of college girls on WhatsApp, was arrested by the Shivamogga Police and remanded in judicial custody.
Leaders of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) had approached the Shivamogga Deputy Superintendent of Police, expressing concern over the videos being shared on social media the last couple of days. They had also requested the DySP to take legal action against the ABVP Theerthahalli unit members.
The person seen with the girls in the videos had lured the girls into joining the student organization, before filming the videos of the girls in nude. The person had also been blackmailing the girls after recording the videos, the NSUI leaders had told the police.
Shivamogga Police officers have arrested Pratik Gowda and presented him before court, where the arrested was sent to judicial custody, Shivamogga SP Mithun Kumar has said.
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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.
