Overview
- Days after the January 1 violence, the government moved Ballari range DIG Vartika Katiyar, appointed P. S. Harsha as IGP, and posted Suman D. Pennekar as the new SP.
- Home minister G. Parameshwara rejected claims of a second autopsy, while JD(S) and BJP leaders continue to allege irregularities and demand an external probe.
- Police say 26 people have been arrested and remanded over the clashes, and a private gunman linked to Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy has been arrested following an FSL match to the fatal bullet.
- Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said private guns have been seized in Ballari and indicated the state may tighten gun-ownership rules.
- Gangavathi MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy released video he says shows the fatal firing and called for the arrest of MLA Bharath Reddy, as the BJP readies a January 17 rally seeking a CBI investigation.