Overview
- The BJP MLA wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking immediate Z-category or equivalent protection, citing a grave threat to his life.
- He alleges Ballari Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy and associates orchestrated a pre-planned attack at his residence during the January 1 unrest.
- Police cases have been registered naming Janardhan Reddy and others in connection with the clashes, which involved stone-pelting and gunfire and left one person dead.
- Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said preliminary findings indicate the fatal bullet did not match police ammunition and likely came from a private revolver, with the round and seized firearms sent for ballistic analysis.
- Reddy demanded murder cases against Nara Bharath Reddy and Sathish Reddy and action against police for alleged inaction, as BJP leaders prepared to meet him in Ballari.