Bengaluru, Jan. 5 -- Police in Karnataka have arrested three gunmen linked to Sathish Reddy, a close aide of Ballari City MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, in connection with the death of a Congress worker during a banner clash on the night of January 1.
BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy has meanwhile, written to union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, seeking immediate Z-category security for himself, alleging a "pre-planned assassination attempt" against him in Ballari.
The arrested have been identified as Mahendra Singh, Baljit Singh, and Gurcharan Singh, all residents of Punjab. Police said a 12 mm bullet from a single-barrelled revolver was recovered from the body of the deceased, matching the type of revolvers used by the pr...