Yediyurappa appears before CID for inquiry in POCSO case

Karnataka High Court on June 14 had restrained the probe agency from arresting him

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS 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 June 14 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 2, 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.”