Sonu Nigam gets reprieve from Karnataka HC in Kannada row

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Bengaluru police not to take any coercive action against Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam in the case involving his alleged objectionable remarks against Kannada language.

Karnataka HC restrains police from action against Sonu Nigam

The reference to Pahalgam—a site of past terror violence in Jammu and Kashmir—sparked widespread outrage. Critics accused Nigam of making an inappropriate comparison.

Sonu Nigam moves Karnataka HC to quash FIR over alleged anti-Kannadiga remarks

Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam, who landed in controversy after allegedly linking a demand for a Kannada song to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking the quashing of an FIR filed against him by Kannada activists for allegedly defaming the state and its language.