Overview
- State police have arrested 26 people from both parties and Brucepet police have issued 107 notices, including to more than 30 Congress workers.
- Police sources say notices are being readied for Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy, BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, and former minister B. Sriramulu.
- The government replaced senior leadership in Ballari, transferring DIG Vartika Katiyar, naming IGP P.S. Harsha, and appointing SP Sumana Pannekar after SP Pavan Nejjur’s suspension.
- Investigators are examining a photograph released by Bharath Reddy’s camp that allegedly shows firing from Janardhana Reddy’s residence.
- Political pressure continued as Union minister H.D. Kumaraswamy sought a CBI probe and Janardhana Reddy alleged police inaction, threatened legal steps, and announced plans for a protest.