Overview
- Ballari police said 26 people from both camps have been arrested across six cases and produced in court after the January 1 violence.
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the fatal round did not match police weapons, private guns were seized, and ballistic testing is underway.
- Two private gunmen identified as Gurucharan Singh and Baljit Singh have been detained in the case as investigators examine seized firearms.
- BJP MLA G. Janardhan Reddy has sought Z‑category or central security alleging a pre-planned attempt on his life, a claim Congress leaders dispute.
- The BJP announced a protest in Bengaluru on Monday seeking a judicial or CBI probe, while the suspended Ballari SP’s condition was clarified as stable by senior officers.