A case was registered by the police against Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Monday for allegedly distributing cash during a poll campaign.
The action comes days after the police had registered a non-cognisable offence against Shivakumar following a complaint alleging that he showered currency notes at the crowd, from his campaign bus at Bevinahalli village in Mandya Taluk on March 28.
The matter was presented before a local court, which directed the police to register an FIR against the Karnataka Congress president.
In a viral video, Shivakumar was seen standing atop a bus and throwing currency notes at people taking part in the election rally near Bevinahalli.
Shivakumar was taking out a Congress "Praja Dhwani Yatra" in the run-up to the Karnataka election.
DK Shivakumar defended himself, saying that he was not throwing currency notes at people. "I was offering money to an idol of a god that people participating in the rally were carrying on their head," he said.
After the complaint was lodged, Congress workers in Mandya said Shivakumar was paying money to the artistes who had performed a cultural event during the party campaign.
D K Shivakumar, a chief minister aspirant for the upcoming Karnataka polls, will contest the elections from Kanakapura assembly constituency.
The State goes to polls on May 10.
(With PTI Inputs)
