Tumakuru/Ballari, Jan. 4 -- Two private gunmen of MLA Nara Bharath Reddy's close aide arrested; another FIR filed in relation to the death of Congress worker due to gunshot injuries

IPS officer Pavan Nejjur, who was initially believed to have attempted suicide at his friend's farm house in Tumakuru district, by consuming an overdose of tablets, is dismissed as a rumour.

According to the senior IPS officers, who called on Nejjur, the latter was mentally depressed, following his suspension, within a few hours of taking charge as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Ballari, after the clashes broke out over tying the banner near the house of Gangavati MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy, about an event related to the unveiling of Maharshi Valmiki's bust ...