Bengaluru, June 13: A Bengaluru Court in Karnataka on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against former state Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa in connection with an alleged sexual assault case with a minor girl under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act. The POCSO Act deals with sexual assault cases against minors. BS Yediyurappa To Be Arrested? Bengaluru Court Issues Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Against Former Karnataka CM in POCSO Case

Earlier in March, the mother of the victim filed a complaint against the former Chief Minister at the Sadashivanagar police station in Bengaluru, alleging that the latter had sexually assaulted her daughter. In this regard, the brother of the victim filed a petition in the court against Yediyurappa. Meanwhile, the fast-track court hearing the petition issued a non-bailable warrant against the former CM of Karnataka, directing immediate arrest of the accused. POCSO Case Against BS Yediyurappa: Bengaluru Court Issues Non-bailable Arrest Warrant Against BJP Leader

BS Yediyurappa applied for anticipatory bail at a special court, (People Representative Court) seeking prevention from arrest in the POCSO act filed against him, statement from his office. Yediyurappa is presently in the national capital.

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