Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has been booked under the POCSO Act over allegations of sexually harassing a teen.
The case was filed by Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl.
The victim's mother alleged that ex-CM sexually assaulted her daughter during a meeting on February 2 when they visited the 81-year-old leader to seek assistance in a cheating case.
According to police, the BJP stalwart has been booked under section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act and Section 354 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said, "A lady gave a complaint to the Sadashivanagar police station against BS Yediyurappa, our former Chief Minister, saying that her daughter was molested. So the police registered the case and an investigation is on. Until and unless we know the truth, we cannot reveal anything. This is a very sensitive matter because it involves a former Chief Minister. Let's see what the report says".
Mr Yediyurappa's office has rubbished the allegations as baseless, accusing the mother and daughter of filing over 50 complaints in the past. A list put out by Mr Yediyurappa's office showed 53 different complaints filed before.