POCSO case: Truth will come out from court; Siddaramaiah will get befitting reply, says Yediyurappa
Mysuru (PTI): Responding to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement asking him to retire from public life as he is an accused in a POCSO Act case, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Friday said the truth will come out when the court decides on the case, and the former will get a befitting reply.
The former chief minister hit back at Siddaramaiah stating that the time for him to retire and go home is approaching, pointing at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam'.
"He (Siddaramaih) has to say such things. The time for him to retire and go home is approaching, it is natural for him to say such things about others.
"Who will retire, who will not, we will get to know in the days ahead, when the case is decided by the court in a few days. Let's decide who will retire after that," Yediyurappa said in response to a question.
Speaking to reporters here, the 81-year-old leader said, "Truth will come out once the court decides (on the case against me). I won't say anything until then. I feel that after the court order Siddaramaih will get a befitting reply. He is speaking whatever he feels like, let him speak, he has time. People will give him a befitting reply."
Questioning Yediyurappa's "moral right" to demand his resignation in connection with the MUDA site allotment 'scam', Siddaramaiah on Wednesday had urged that the former should retire from public life as he is an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case.
The case was registered on March 14 this year based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl who alleged that Yediyurappa sexually assaulted her daughter during a meeting on February two, at his residence in Dollars Colony in Bengaluru.
The Criminal Investigation Department, which is probing the case, on June 27 filed a charge-sheet against him at the Fast Track Court.
Opposition BJP and JD(S) are on a week-long Bengaluru-Mysuru padayatre (foot march) demanding Siddaramaih's resignation in connection with the alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by MUDA, including to Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi.
They are scheduled to conclude their protest march on Saturday by holding a mega rally on reaching Mysuru.
A mega convention will be held tomorrow as the padayatre led by state BJP President B Y Vijayendra is reaching Mysuru. The padayatre has got a good response from the people all along, and to "root out this corrupt government", this programme is being held, Yediyurappa said.
"There is a good response beyond our expectation. Public anger against this government is being expressed everywhere. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future," the BJP veteran said.
Accusing Siddaramaiah of getting allotted to his wife a number of "costly" MUDA sites, Yediyurappa, in response to a question about CM's statement that he has done no wrong to resign, said, "the corruption has reached its peak in this government, what he (Siddaramaiah) has done is an unpardonable offence, so we are fighting against it."
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Woman, 2 sons found dead in Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): Three members of a family were found dead inside their home in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said.
Police said the incident came to light around 2.47 pm when a police team reached the premises to execute a court order related to possession of the property. When repeated knocks went unanswered, the staff used a duplicate key to open the door.
Inside, officers found Anuradha Kapoor (52) and her sons, Ashish Kapoor (32) and Chaitanya Kapoor (27), hanging from the ceiling, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said in a statement. All three were declared dead.
A handwritten note was recovered from the room, suggesting the family had been struggling with depression.
"The handwritten note indicates emotional distress faced by the family due to which the family may have taken the extreme step," the officer said.
The bodies have been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mortuary for post-mortem and other legal formalities under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police said.
Residents of the neighbourhood said they were shocked to learn about the deaths, adding that the family kept largely to themselves.
Pankaj Kashyap, a resident of Girinagar, said he learnt about the deaths while leaving for work. "I live and work here and was leaving for work when I saw many people standing outside and talking. That is how I got to know that three people had committed suicide. I also saw several police vehicles outside, but I do not know much beyond that," he said.
Baldev, another neighbour, said the family had been living in the newly constructed house for around two years. "We only knew that a mother and her two children lived there. They had moved into the newly built house around two years ago. We did not interact much with them. Today we heard that all three have committed suicide, and whatever we know is based on what people here are saying," he said.
Another neighbour, Ramesh Kumar, claimed the family had earlier attempted suicide.
"About fifteen to twenty days ago, the two sons in the family had attempted suicide and police and ambulances had come. That was when I first got to know who they were. I do not recognise them by face, but we saw the ambulances and police take the two sons that day. Today again we saw ambulances and police arriving, so everyone came out to see what had happened. I do not know how long they had been living here, but this is all we know," he said.
Police said they are examining the family's financial condition, social circumstances, and other factors that may have contributed to the incident. Further investigation is underway.
