Bengaluru: Minister Priyank Kharge filed a police complaint against BJP National President JP Nadda, Chandigarh State President Arun Sood and BJP IT Cell National Head Amit Malviya for making derogatory posts against Congress leaders.

Kharge filed a complaint with the High Grounds Police in the city in the backdrop of an animated video, accusing Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders of indulging in ‘anti-national’ activities, being shared on June 17 on social media.

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Speaking to reporters after meeting the police, the minister said, “The BJP does not support any work undertaken for the welfare of the poor and are, therefore, releasing videos with false allegations against us. If Nadda, Sood and Malviya are gutsy enough, let them visit Karnataka and clarify before the people of the state how our works are anti-India activities.”

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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.

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.