Former BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde accused of road rage barred from coercive action

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Posted by AI on 2025-06-27 10:31:48 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-06-27 08:52:08

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The Karnataka High Court has granted former BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde some breathing room in a alleged assault case, but his troubles may not be over yet.

The court has issued an order preventing further coercive action against Hegde relating to an alleged assault incident that took place in Bengaluru in July of this year.

Hegde, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Uttara Kannada constituency in Karnataka, was accused of assaulting a businessman who was traveling with his wife and mother-in-law in a car near a checkpoint in Rajajinagar.

According to the complaint, Hegde's car rammed the back of the victim's vehicle, and the BJP leader then got out of his car and assaulted the victim.

Hegde has denied the charges, claiming that he was not in Bengaluru at the time and that the incident was being politicized.

The court has given its order based on Hegde's plea, which claimed that the police lacked the jurisdiction to investigate the case and that the complaint was politically motivated.

The order states that "considering the fact that the investigation is in progress" further coercive action against Hegde and others accused in the case "shall not be initiated for the present".

The case has attracted significant public attention and speculation about political motives.

Hegde's legal team has described the incident as a "major conspiracy", while some political analysts have suggested that the case could be an attempt to sideline Hegde, a prominent BJP leader who has been critical of the state government.

Given the attention this case is attracting, we can expect more revelations and possibly more court decisions related to this alleged road rage incident.

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