The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed coercive action against former BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde in a first information report (FIR) registered against him in connection with a road rage case that occurred on June 23. .Single-judge Justice SR Krishnakumar passed the interim order granting relief to Hegde. "Respondents shall not take any precipitative / coercive steps against the petitioners nor arrest the petitioners, till the next date of hearing. It is however made clear that the respondents would be entitled to proceed with the investigation as against the petitioners, who is hereby directed to co-operate with the same. It is needless to state that the charge sheet to be filed, if any, would be subject to the final outcome of this petition," the Court ordered. The matter will be heard next on July 30. .According to the complaint, a man travelling with his family was assaulted by Hegde’s aides after the man's car overtook Hegde's vehicle multiple times on the highway. The complainant, identified as Khan, claimed that Hegde’s gunman and driver assaulted him near Hale Nijagal village in Nelamangala Taluk, about 60 kilometers from Bengaluru..The incident reportedly took place after Khan’s Toyota Innova overtook the former MP’s Mahindra XUV several times en route. When the vehicles stopped, Hegde’s driver and gunman allegedly got out of the car and attacked Khan. Khan also alleged that Hegde was present at the scene and instigated the attack. .Khan later filed a formal police complaint, stating that he was beaten despite travelling with his family. He alleged that he lost two to three teeth in the assault and named Hegde among the accused. .Police booked all seven accused under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including those relating to causing grievous hurt, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and assault on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. The FIR has been registered at the Nelamangala Police Station.
