BS Yediyurappa seeks quashing of sexual harassment case in Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has petitioned the Karnataka High Court to quash a sexual harassment case filed against him. This follows a notice issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for him to appear for an inquiry.
Yediyurappa faces charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, based on a complaint by a woman alleging that he sexually harassed her 17-year-old daughter in February. The incident reportedly occurred when the mother-daughter duo approached Yediyurappa for assistance.
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In his petition, Yediyurappa denied any wrongdoing and accused the complainant of habitual false accusations. He mentioned that he complied with a police inquiry on April 12, shortly after the FIR was lodged, but noted that the officers only retained an audio sample of his voice rather than officially recording his statement. Yediyurappa also highlighted that the complaint lacked specific details of the alleged crime and urged the High Court to dismiss the case.
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One dies after speeding car runs over two men sleeping on Delhi footpath
New Delhi (PTI): A 40-year-old man died after a speeding car allegedly ran over two labourers sleeping on a footpath in the Geeta Colony area of Delhi's Shahdara, police said on Thursday.
The alleged incident occurred at Pusta Road in Gandhi Nagar in the early hours.
When a police team reached the spot, they found a car mounted on the footpath. They learnt that Sonu (40) and Mohammad Islam (38) were injured and taken to SDN Hospital.
Sonu and Islam, both labourers, were sleeping on the footpath.
A police officer said Sonu, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, died during treatment while Islam was recuperating.
Shastri Nagar resident Rahul Kumar (38), who was driving the car, was detained from the spot and later arrested.
A case under sections 281 (rash driving) and 125(a) (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered and an investigation taken up.
