Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the interim release of Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra on the occasion of Dussehra festival. The bench headed by Justice M.I. Arun sought the response while looking into the petition by the legislator's wife R.D. Chaitra, seeking interim release from custody for two to three days.

The petitioner in her plea also sought declaring the arrest of MLA Veerendra, her husband, as illegal. The petition also submitted that the arrest is arbitrary and violate his fundamental rights under the Articles 19 and 21, enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The court has reserved the matter for verdict on this matter October 8.

The counsel for MLA Veerendra's wife said that in view of Dusshera fes

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