Ex-Karnataka CM Yediyurappa Faces POCSO Allegations: Non-Bailable Warrant Issued

A Bengaluru court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in connection with a POCSO case. Yediyurappa, currently in Delhi, is accused of sexually assaulting a minor. He denies the allegations and plans to fight the case legally.

A Bengaluru court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday, in a case concerning the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the case, had earlier summoned Yediyurappa for questioning, but he requested more time to appear before investigators.

Currently in Delhi, Yediyurappa is expected to return and join the probe soon, sources close to him have said. The allegations involve a complaint from the mother of a 17-year-old girl who claims that Yediyurappa sexually assaulted her daughter during a meeting at his residence in February.

Yediyurappa, who denies the accusations, has moved the court seeking to quash the FIR. The case has been transferred to the CID for further investigation, and the government has appointed Special Public Prosecutor Ashok H. Nayak to represent the CID.

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