India News | Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa Appears Before CID for Inquiry in POCSO Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for an inquiry in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.
Bengaluru, Jun 17 (PTI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for an inquiry in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.
The Karnataka High Court on Friday restrained the CID from arresting the veteran BJP leader in connection with the March 14 case.
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According to police, Yediyurappa has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 354 A (Sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl who alleged that he molested her daughter during a meeting on February two this year, at his residence in Dollars Colony here.
Yediyurappa has denied the charge, and said "people would teach a lesson to those indulging in conspiracies against him."
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