Bengaluru, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing charges against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa for sexually assaulting a minor girl, has alleged in the chargesheet that the BJP leader and three other accused They paid money to the alleged victim and her mother to buy her silence.
Yediyurappa, 81, has been charged under Section 8 (punishment for sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 204 (destruction of documents or records electronic devices to avoid presentation as evidence) and 214 (offering gift or restoration of property as consideration for investigating the offender) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The other three co-accused, Arun Y M, Rudresh M and G Mariswamy, who are aides of Yediyurappa, are charged under Sections 204 and 214 of the IPC, in the charge sheet filed in the Fast Track Court 1 for cases of the POCSO Act here on Thursday.
According to the chargesheet, on February 2 this year, at around 11.15 am, the 17-year-old alleged victim, along with her 54-year-old mother, the complainant, visited Yediyurappa at his residence in Dollar's Colony here in search help in obtaining justice in a previous sexual assault case (of the daughter) and other matters.
While Yediyurappa was talking to her mother, she was holding the victim's right wrist with her left hand, she said.
Yediyurappa then called the minor to a meeting room next to the hallway and closed the door. She then asked the victim if she remembered the face of the person who had sexually assaulted her before, to which the victim responded twice by stating that she did, according to the charge sheet.
After this, Yediyurappa asked her what was her age then, to which she replied six and a half; At that time she allegedly attempted to sexually assault her, the CID alleged.
The horrified victim pushed Yediyurappa's hand, walked away from her and asked her to open the door. Yediyurappa then opened the door and came out after putting some cash in the hands of the victim from her pocket. She then told the victim's mother that she couldn't help her in her case and she also gave her some money out of her pocket and fired her, according to the charge sheet.
After the victim's mother uploaded a video related to the incident on her Facebook account, on February 20, at the behest of Yediyurappa, the other accused, Arun, Rudresh and Mariswamy, went to her house and took them to her home. saying.
According to the chargesheet, Arun ensured that the victim's mother deleted the video from her Facebook account and from her iPhone gallery. On instructions from Yediyurappa, Rudresh is said to have paid the alleged victim two lakh rupees in cash.
On June 13, a Bengaluru court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Yediyurappa in the case registered against her on March 14 this year. On June 14, the Karnataka High Court restrained the CID from arresting Yediyurappa, while also ordering him to appear before it for investigation.
Yediyurappa was questioned for over three hours by the CID on June 17.
The victim's mother, who had filed charges against Yediyurappa, died at a private hospital here last month due to lung cancer.
The victim's brother filed a petition in the court earlier this month alleging that though the case was registered on March 14, no progress has been made in the investigation. The petitioner prayed that Yediyurappa be arrested and interrogated.
Yediyurappa denied the charge and said he would fight the case legally. He has filed another petition challenging the entire proceedings initiated against him, which is pending before the High Court.
Yediyurappa, 81, has been charged under Section 8 (punishment for sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 204 (destruction of documents or records electronic devices to avoid presentation as evidence) and 214 (offering gift or restoration of property as consideration for investigating the offender) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The other three co-accused, Arun Y M, Rudresh M and G Mariswamy, who are aides of Yediyurappa, are charged under Sections 204 and 214 of the IPC, in the charge sheet filed in the Fast Track Court 1 for cases of the POCSO Act here on Thursday.
According to the chargesheet, on February 2 this year, at around 11.15 am, the 17-year-old alleged victim, along with her 54-year-old mother, the complainant, visited Yediyurappa at his residence in Dollar's Colony here in search help in obtaining justice in a previous sexual assault case (of the daughter) and other matters.
While Yediyurappa was talking to her mother, she was holding the victim's right wrist with her left hand, she said.
Yediyurappa then called the minor to a meeting room next to the hallway and closed the door. She then asked the victim if she remembered the face of the person who had sexually assaulted her before, to which the victim responded twice by stating that she did, according to the charge sheet.
After this, Yediyurappa asked her what was her age then, to which she replied six and a half; At that time she allegedly attempted to sexually assault her, the CID alleged.
The horrified victim pushed Yediyurappa's hand, walked away from her and asked her to open the door. Yediyurappa then opened the door and came out after putting some cash in the hands of the victim from her pocket. She then told the victim's mother that she couldn't help her in her case and she also gave her some money out of her pocket and fired her, according to the charge sheet.
After the victim's mother uploaded a video related to the incident on her Facebook account, on February 20, at the behest of Yediyurappa, the other accused, Arun, Rudresh and Mariswamy, went to her house and took them to her home. saying.
According to the chargesheet, Arun ensured that the victim's mother deleted the video from her Facebook account and from her iPhone gallery. On instructions from Yediyurappa, Rudresh is said to have paid the alleged victim two lakh rupees in cash.
On June 13, a Bengaluru court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Yediyurappa in the case registered against her on March 14 this year. On June 14, the Karnataka High Court restrained the CID from arresting Yediyurappa, while also ordering him to appear before it for investigation.
Yediyurappa was questioned for over three hours by the CID on June 17.
The victim's mother, who had filed charges against Yediyurappa, died at a private hospital here last month due to lung cancer.
The victim's brother filed a petition in the court earlier this month alleging that though the case was registered on March 14, no progress has been made in the investigation. The petitioner prayed that Yediyurappa be arrested and interrogated.
Yediyurappa denied the charge and said he would fight the case legally. He has filed another petition challenging the entire proceedings initiated against him, which is pending before the High Court.
