Yediyurappa has been charged under Section 8 of the POCSO Act and Sections 354A , 204 and 214 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
BS Yediyurappa. (File picture)
The CID probing charges against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa of sexually assaulting a minor girl has alleged in the charge sheet that the BJP leader and three other accused paid money to the alleged victim and her mother to buy their silence. Yediyurappa has been charged under the POCSO Act and Indian Penal Code.