India, Feb. 25 -- In a relief to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed police not to take any coercive steps against him in a case related to allegedly mocking a local deity. Hearing his petition seeking quashing of an FIR for allegedly mocking the deity of coastal Karnataka during an event in Goa, the bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna gave the direction to the Bengaluru police.

The bench also reprimanded the actor for his behaviour and said that hurting religious sentiments will not be tolerated. It directed him to cooperate with the investigation. "Superstar is not above the law," the Judge observed.

During the Filmfare Awards event in Goa, Singh imitated actor-director Rishab Shetty's role, showing...