Karnataka HC asks police not to act on Dream11 founders till November 9

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted partial relief to Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, the cofounders of Mumbai-based fantasy gaming platform Dream11, by directing the Bengaluru police not to take any coercive action against them till November 9.

The Annapoorneshwari Nagar Police in Bengaluru, early this month, registered an FIR on the fantasy gaming platform on a complaint from a city resident that the game operator was violating the new state law banning wagering and betting in online games.