Overview

• An FIR was registered on Wednesday against Harihar BJP MLA B.P. Harish at KTJ Nagar police station in Davanagere following a complaint by SP Uma Prashanth.
• Harish allegedly compared the superintendent to a "Pomeranian" waiting at the Shamanur family’s gate while speaking at a Reporters’ Guild press conference on Tuesday.
• The case invokes Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 132, 351(2) and 79, covering deterring a public servant, criminal intimidation and insulting a woman’s modesty.
• The remarks accused the SP of showing deference to Congress leaders Shamanur Shivashankarappa, minister S.S. Mallikarjun and MP Prabha Mallikarjun.
• Authorities have not reported any arrest or court proceedings as public criticism over derogatory comments targeting women officials intensifies.