Bengaluru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has issued a notice to former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, summoning him for an inquiry in connection with a POCSO case registered against him, reported Udayavani.
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The case was filed by the mother of a victim, alleging that the former CM sexually harassed her daughter when they went to meet him at his residence seeking help with a case.
Yediyurappa has strongly denied the allegations, and the government has handed over the case to the CID for investigation.
The mother of the victim recently passed away at a hospital due to lung cancer. Yediyurappa has stated that he will fight the case legally, claiming he is innocent.
