India, May 15 -- The Karnataka government on Thursday directed the police to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Vijay Shah from Madhya Pradesh over his controversial remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, one of the two women officers who briefed the nation on Operation Sindoor..

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said that the FIR would be registered in Belagavi, the district where Colonel Sofiya's in-laws reside. "Colonel Sofiya Qureshi is the daughter-in-law of Belagavi. Her husband hails from Belagavi. I have instructed the Belagavi SP to register an FIR and inform the Central government about taking appropriate action against the minister who made the statement," he added.

The FIR...