1. Yediyurappa booked under POCSO Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor; BJP leader denies charge
The Sadashivanagar police have booked former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa under Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. 2012, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on February 2 at his residence in Dollars Colony, Bengaluru. Mr. Yediyurappa has denied the allegations, in a statement issued in the morning on March 15.