Overview
- Police said 26 people from rival groups have been arrested and six cases registered at the Brucepet police station.
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the investigation could be handed to the CID as initial findings indicate the shot was not from a police firearm and forensic testing continues.
- Two private gunmen, Gurucharan Singh and Baljit Singh linked to Satish Reddy, a close aide of MLA Nara Bharath Reddy, have been detained.
- Superintendent of Police Pavan Nejjur was suspended following the unrest, and senior officers dismissed reports that he attempted suicide.
- BJP announced a Bengaluru protest seeking a high-level probe as MLA G. Janardhan Reddy demanded Z-category security, while Congress leaders accused him of provoking the violence and the government signaled tighter controls on private guns.