Shivamogga: Public outrage after govt hospital doctors carry post-mortem using mobile phone torches
Shivamogga: In a shocking incident, doctors at the government hospital in Ripponpet town of Hosanagar taluk allegedly performed a post-mortem examination using the light of a mobile phone torch. This incident occurred recently when the hospital's mortuary was devoid of electricity.
The unfortunate incident unfolded after a local resident in Puramath passed away due to a heart attack. Subsequently, the body was transferred to the Ripponpet Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination. However, owing to the power outage at the mortuary, the doctors had no choice but to resort to using torchlights from their mobile phones to carry out the examination.
The local community has expressed their deep shock and anger over the power cut in the hospital mortuary. They stated that they have voiced their concerns to the elected representatives and government officials, demanding immediate action to address the issue but their pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears as the higher authorities have shown negligence in resolving the ongoing problems faced by the hospital.
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"The hospital currently operates with only two doctors during the daytime, and there is no medical staff available during the night. Despite bringing this matter to the attention of local elected representatives and government officials, no substantial action has been taken to improve the facilities at the hospital. This indicates a complete lack of concern from the higher authorities regarding the challenges we encounter," voiced the locals, urging the officials responsible to take prompt action to rectify the situation.
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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.
