Former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa speaks during a public event. File photo: X/@BSYBJP
Yediyurappa booked under POCSO Act, accused of sexually assaulting 17-yr-old girl
Reacting to the accusation, Yediyurappa said the woman had been trying to meet him but was never allowed to enter his house.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was on Thursday night (March 14) booked under a section of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).
A case was registered against the veteran BJP leader at the Sadashivanagar police station in Bengaluru after a complaint was lodged by the mother of a 17-year-old.
The mother alleged that her teenage daughter was sexually assaulted by Yediyurappa, 81, during a meeting on February 2.
According to police, a case had been booked under section 8 of the POCSO Act and Section 354 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Yediyurappa reacts
Reacting to the accusation, Yediyurappa said the woman had been trying to meet him but was never allowed to enter his house.
"Once when she was crying, I called her inside my house and spoke to the Police Commissioner B Dayananda, that some injustice had happened to her. However, when she started speaking something against me in front of me, I concluded that this woman is not proper," he said.
After meeting the Police Commissioner, she gave a twist to the matter, Yediyurappa alleged.
"I heard that an FIR has been registered against me. I will do whatever has to be done legally but this also happens when one tries to help somebody," the BJP Parliamentary Board member said.
He added that he even gave her money.
What Home Minister said
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said: "Till the investigation is completed, we cannot say anything. We have to be extremely cautious in our statement because it pertains to a former chief minister. We need to make our statement carefully because a woman has lodged a complaint."
He also maintained: "Some people say the woman is mentally sick."
