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    Ex-CM Yediyurappa booked under POCSO Act

    The girl's mother alleged that 81-year-old Yediyurappa sexually assaulted her daughter during a meeting on February 2.
    PTI
    March 15, 2024 / 11:10 IST
    Ex-CM Yediyurappa booked under POCSO Act

    Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has been booked under the POCSO Act based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl, police said here on Friday.

    The girl's mother alleged that 81-year-old Yediyurappa sexually assaulted her daughter during a meeting on February 2.

    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).

    There was no reaction from Yediyurappa or anyone in his family on the complaint lodged against him at the Sadashivanagar police station.

    PTI

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