India, May 15 -- The Karnataka High Court has granted interim relief to singer Sonu Nigam in the case filed against him over his alleged remarks about Kannadigas during a concert in Bengaluru. The court ordered that no coercive action will be taken against him, but told him to cooperate with the inquiry. Sonu Nigam approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash a criminal case registered against him over alleged offensive remarks made about the Kannadigas during a recent concert in Bengaluru.

The petition was listed before Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar's vacation bench, as reported by PTI. The controversy stems from an incident that occurred on April 25 at a live concert held at an engineering college in Bengaluru.

Although Nig...