India News | Karnataka HC Quashes Electoral Bonds Case Against Former State BJP Chief Kateel

Bengaluru, Dec 3 (PTI) The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed a criminal case registered against former state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel for allegedly extorting money and pressuring business entities to buy electoral bonds.

Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order while allowing the petition filed by Kateel.

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The FIR was registered by the Bengaluru police based on a complaint lodged by Adarsh R Iyer, a city-based activist.

The FIR was also registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), office bearers of the BJP and others.

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"The court has quashed the FIR against petitioner Kateel. We have filed a petition on behalf of Kateel," senior advocate K G Raghavan said, and added that Nirmala Sitharaman was not a petitioner.

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