Ballari clash: Bullet recovered from victim’s body not from police weapon, says Hitendra

The slug recovered from the assemblage of the Congress worker, who died successful a radical clash that broke retired successful Ballari connected Thursday, was not fired from a constabulary weapon, confirmed Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) R. Hitendra.

Addressing a property league astatine the SP’s bureau successful Ballari connected Friday, helium said that stone-pelting and firing by backstage gunmen had taken spot during the clash, and that video footage and CCTV visuals were being examined to place those involved. Five firearms belonging to backstage gunmen person been seized and their licences are being verified.

A full of 1,500 constabulary unit person been deployed successful Ballari and surrounding areas to support instrumentality and order. Additional forces person been drawn from Ballari, Davanagere, Chitradurga and Vijayanagara districts, and meetings person been held with Valmiki assemblage leaders arsenic portion of preventive measures, helium added.

Four cases booked

Mr. Hitendra said that the post-mortem introspection of the deceased has been completed and 4 cases person been registered truthful acold successful transportation with the incident. “No arrests person been made truthful far. We volition not marque arrests successful haste. Even if influential persons are involved, the probe volition beryllium conducted cautiously and enactment volition beryllium taken arsenic per law,” helium said.

He added that an interior enquiry was nether mode to analyse immoderate constabulary lapses during the Thursday’s incidental and assured strict enactment if negligence was found. Ballari Superintendent of Police Pavan Nejjur has been placed nether suspension implicit alleged lapses successful handling the instrumentality and bid situation. He was posted to Ballari connected December 31.

CM seeks report

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the authorities had ordered a elaborate probe into the clash adjacent the residence of erstwhile curate Gali Janardhan Reddy and directed officials to taxable a report.

Speaking to reporters successful Bengaluru, helium said the probe would besides ascertain the ownership of the firearm utilized successful the incident. He indicated that preliminary accusation suggested the anticipation of a slug fired into the aerial hitting the unfortunate and said each aspects of the lawsuit would beryllium thoroughly investigated.