Mangaluru: The court on Tuesday night granted bail to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sharan Pumpwell and adjourned the hearing of his plea to Wednesday.

Sharan Pumpwell was arrested by Kadri police and produced before a magistrate at the judge’s residence in the city. The magistrate granted him bail and postponed the hearing to the following day.

He was arrested in connection with the bandh called in Dakshina Kannada district over the murder of Suhas Shetty.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed an order by the Karnataka High Court to set aside the election of KY Nanjegowda, Congress legislator from Malur constituency in Kolar district, in 2023.

The two-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold a recount of the constituency votes and submit the report on the outcome in a sealed cover, LiveLaw has reported.

The bench also stated that the result of the recount may not be made public without the permission of the Supreme Court.