India, May 15 -- The Karnataka high court on Thursday restrained the Bengaluru police from taking any coercive action against singer Sonu Nigam in connection with the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks during a music concert in the city last month.

An FIR was registered on May 3 following a complaint by the pro-Kannada organisation Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and its member Dharma Raj Ananthaiha, accusing Sonu Nigam of hurting the sentiments of the Kannadiga community during his April 25-26 performance at East Point College in Bengaluru.

Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar directed Nigam to cooperate with the police investigation. He said that Nigam's physical presence was not req...