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.”