An FIR has been registered against former Samajwadi Party leader Shahzeb Rizvi for announcing ₹51 lakh bounty on Karnataka MLA R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy's nephew Naveen for sharing an alleged derogatory Facebook post against Prophet Muhammad. Following Naveen's post, MLA Murthy's residence was attacked and over 200 vehicles were vandalised in Bengaluru. Naveen has since been arrested.