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The Karnataka constabulary person prima facie concluded that the slug that killed Congress idiosyncratic Rajashekhar, 28, successful the clashes successful Ballari City connected January 1, was fired from a firearm of 1 of the gunmen of Ballari City Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy, said constabulary sources.
During the post-mortem of the deceased conducted astatine Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC) doctors recovered the casing of the slug lodged successful his body. The Ballari Police person already recovered 5 firearms of gunmen contiguous during the altercation connected Thursday night.
The sources said that the constabulary had prima facie recovered a lucifer betwixt the slug casing recovered successful the deceased's assemblage and a firearm of 1 of the bodyguards of Mr. Bharath Reddy. However, lone a forensic ballistic introspection could corroborate it, said the sources.
“The said gunman is missing and a hunt is connected for him,” a elder constabulary serviceman said, expressing assurance that helium volition beryllium traced soon.
There are besides aggregate videos of the gunmen of Mr. Bharath Reddy firing their pistols successful the air, that the constabulary were analysing, the sources said.
No SP yet
Over 24 hours aft Ballari Superintendent of Police Pavan Nejjur was suspended implicit dereliction of work connected Friday, the territory has not had a caller Superintendent of constabulary posted till precocious connected Saturday. The hold successful posting a replacement erstwhile the territory is amidst a instrumentality and bid situation has raised eyebrows.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bharath Reddy and territory in-charge Minister B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah astatine the district's Toranagal's Jindal Airport, wherever helium was successful transit from Sindhanur to Bengaluru. The Chief Minister besides took details of the incidental from elder constabulary officials.
