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Five days aft the Superintendent of Police of Ballari was suspended implicit a instrumentality and bid disturbance successful the district, the State authorities is yet to station his replacement. Leaving the Ballari District Police headless for 5 days astatine specified a important clip has raised eyebrows.
Pavan Nejjur, who earlier served arsenic SP, Lokayukta, Ballari, was posted arsenic SP, Ballari connected the nighttime of December 31, 2025. He took complaint connected January 1, 2026. However, hours later, a clash broke retired betwixt the supporters of Ballari City Congress MLA N. Bharath Reddy and Gangavati BJP MLA G. Janardhana Reddy and a Congress idiosyncratic died, deed by a bullet.
A time later, connected January 2, Mr. Nejjur was suspended for alleged dereliction of duty, pending a departmental enquiry (DE).
The Superintendent of Police of the neighbouring Chitradurga territory is holding further complaint of the territory since then, adjacent arsenic the State authorities is not yet capable to find Mr. Nejjur's replacement. Why the authorities is taking truthful agelong to find a replacement remains a mystery.
Consultations on
A elder constabulary authoritative said that consultations were connected and the posting would beryllium made soon, aft concurrence with the Home Minister and the Chief Minister. Moreover, the scope Chief Deputy Inspector General (DIG) is besides stationed successful Ballari district, different elder serviceman pointed out.
However, many, including erstwhile Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, person questioned wherefore determination has been nary enactment against the DIG arsenic well. Given determination was a governmental clash that soon snowballed into a instrumentality and bid situation and determination was weapon violence, constabulary enactment is cardinal to bring the concern nether power and guarantee it doesn't flare up again.
