Former Chief Minister and BJP Face in Karnataka, B.S Yediyurappa has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012(POCSO) based on a complaint by a minor girl.
B.S Yediyurappa however denied the allegations, stating that he had called the police commissioner to help the woman who later made accusations against him.
“Last month a woman came to my house to seek help in a matter. She was crying that there was some problem. I personally helped her financially, called the police commissioner about the matter and told him to help her. Later the woman started making allegations against me,” B.S Yediyurappa said.
“Why did this matter come just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha election to defame my image,” he questioned.
He further added that he had brought the matter to the attention of the police commissioner. Yesterday the police filed a complaint against him.
A case under POCSO and 354 (A) IPC, was registered against him at Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru on Thursday night.
The woman said that the incident occurred on February,2,2024, when she along with her daughter (17) had visited Yediyurappa seeking assistance in a case of cheating.
