Bengaluru, Jan. 6 -- The Karnataka government is considering stricter gun ownership regulations after preliminary findings suggested that the bullet that killed a Congress worker during violent clashes in Ballari district may have been fired from a privately owned weapon

Rajashekhar Reddy, a Congress worker, was killed on January 1 during clashes between Congress and BJP supporters outside the residence of Gangavathi BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy. Both police personnel and private gunmen were reported to have opened fire during the confrontation.

"In view of the incident, private guns have been confiscated in Ballari and we will frame new regulations for gun ownership," deputy chief Minister D K Shivakumar told reporters, indicating a p...