Kolkata: Trinamool’s Nandigram candidate Pabitra Kar has moved Calcutta HC to quash an FIR registered against him on Thursday for alleged assault, intimidation and looting in East Midnapore’s Krishnanagar area — the first FIR against any candidate since the model code came into effect.The complaint was lodged by local resident Buddhadeb Giri, who alleged that Kar and others assaulted him near a Vishnu temple on April 6. In his petition, Kar claimed the charges were false and the non-bailable sections were invoked solely to prevent him from contesting polls. No arrests have been made. Kar could not be contacted at the time of filing the report.
