A Bengaluru court has ordered the registration of an FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

 A Bengaluru court has ordered the registration of an FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over allegations of extortion through the now-scrapped electoral bonds.

A complaint against Nirmala Sitharaman and others was filed by one Adarsh Iyer from the Janaadhikara Sangharsha Sanghatane, alleging that extortion was carried out through electoral bonds.

Following this, the Special Court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru has ordered an FIR to be filed in the matter. Police have registered the FIR against Nirmala Sitharaman and others.