Chikkamagaluru: Woman arrested after she grabs doctor by collar, hurls footwear at him
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Sep 10: Doctors and staff at the Araluguppe Mallegowda District Hospital here staged a protest on Tuesday by shutting down the outpatient department after a woman allegedly grabbed a physician by his collar and hurled a footwear at him.
According to official sources, when the doctor, Venkatesh B S, was on duty at the emergency unit of the government hospital, a person named Irfan, who was injured in a scuffle, came for treatment.
"When the Doctor was examining Irfan, a group of people, who were the patient's relatives, gathered there and were making noise. When the Doctor asked everyone else other than the patient to go out, an argument broke out. One of the injured patient’s kin named Taslim, who was apparently enraged, removed her footwear and hurled it at the Doctor, she subsequently grabbed him by the collar and pulled him," they said.
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Other Doctors and staff of the hospital staged a protest by shutting down the outpatient department. They gathered in front of the district surgeon’s office and demanded immediate arrest of those who assaulted the Doctor.
The District Surgeon wrote to the Police, alleging abuse, assault and threat to the life of the Doctor by persons involved in the incident.
He demanded registering a case against those involved in the incident and to take necessary legal action against them, and also to provide security to Doctors and staff at the hospital to discharge their duty.
Sharing the video of the alleged incident on 'X', BJP MLC CT Ravi said: " Hon'ble Home Minister G Parameshwara should immediately arrest those who have committed such a despicable act, and take action to protect the medical staff. DGP Alok Mohan should immediately arrest of the accused and create an environment where the medical staff can work with confidence in law and order."
Chikkamagaluru SP, Vikram Amathe, told PTI that an FIR has been registered and the woman arrested.
"We have convinced the Doctors who were protesting about (demanding) registering a case and making the arrest, and they have subsequently withdrawn the protest," he said.
ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ನಿರತ ವೈದ್ಯಾಧಿಕಾರಿ, ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆಯಾದ ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ಘಟನೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.
— C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) September 10, 2024
ಸನ್ಮಾನ್ಯ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವರಾದ @DrParameshwara ಇಂತಹ ನೀಚ ಕೃತ್ಯ ಎಸಗಿದವರನ್ನು ಈ ಕೂಡಲೇ ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗಳ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಕ್ರಮ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ. @DgpKarnataka ಅಲೋಕ್ ಮೋಹನ್ ಅವರೇ ತಾವು ಈ… pic.twitter.com/O1vv77L6wR
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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.
