Hubballi, April 13 -- Karnataka government's Chief Whip Saleem Ahmed on Sunday stated that the police firing in Hubballi, which resulted in the death of an accused in a POCSO and murder case, was carried out in self-defence after the man tried to assault a woman police officer.

Clarifying that there was no lapse in law and order, Ahmed said the police handled the situation efficiently.

"The commissioner has given me the information that the accused tried to hit the lady inspector, and in self-defence, she had to fire at him. It is not a failure of law and order. Our police are competent enough to take action, so have they," he said.

In a recent development, Hubballi Police Commissioner N Shashikumar said, "This morning in the Vijayanag...