Mysore/Mysuru, March 7 -- K.L. Sooraj of Mysuru and R. Dhananjaya of Mandya have bagged ranks in the UPSC Civil Services Exam, the result of which was announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) yesterday.

A native of Virajpet in Kodagu, Sooraj is the son of K.B. Lingaraj, retired Assistant Commissioner in Customs Department, GST Division and a resident of Siddarthanagar in city while Dhananjaya is the son of Ramachandra and Mangalamma, farmer couple of Karadahalli in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya.

While Sooraj bagged 525th rank, Dhananjaya secured 554th rank, in the All India Rankings.

This is the second time that 29-year-old Sooraj has cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam. Sooraj, who was selected to the IPS (Indian Police ...