Arrest warrant issued against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in POCSO case
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old who had sought his help in an unrelated rape case.
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A Bengaluru court on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, reported The Hindu.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader has been accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, who is a rape survivor in an unrelated case that has been pending since 2015.
On February 2, the girl and her mother had gone to Yediyurappa’s house seeking his help in the case’s investigation when the minor was allegedly assaulted.
A first information report was registered against the former chief minister on March 15.
On May 26, the mother of the girl died of health complications.
According to the complainant, she was asked to go to another room while her mother was explaining the details of the case to Yeddiyurappa. It was there that the former chief minister subsequently allegedly molested her, reported The News Minute.
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Karnataka Police, which is probing the case, is expected to arrest Yediyurappa. A member of the BJP Parliamentary Board and the Central Election Committee, Yediyurappa is presently in New Delhi, according to a travel plan issued by his office, reported The Hindu.
The Criminal Investigation Department had issued summons to Yediyurappa to appear before it for questioning on June 12....
