Will appear before CID for inquiry on June 17: Yediyurappa

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said he will appear before the Criminal Investigation Department CID on June 17 for inquiry in connection with the POCSO case registered against himOn his arrival in the city the former CM said people would teach a lesson to those indulging in conspiracies against himThe Karnataka High Court on Friday restrained CID from arresting Yediyurappa in connection with the POCSO caseIt also directed the veteran BJP leader to appear before CID which is probing the case on June 17I had gone to Delhi for a pre scheduled programme I had informed in advance in writing that I will appear for an inquiry on June 17 The High Court has given an order restraining CID from arresting Im appearing for an inquiry on Monday Unnecessarily some tried to create confusion I dont want to blame anyone everyone knows the fact YediyurappaWhile speaking to reporters here he said people will teach a lesson to those indulging in conspiraciesA court here on Thursday had issued a nonbailable arrest warrant against Yediyurappa in the case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act on March 14 this yearThe Special Investigation Team of the CID had moved the First Fast Track Court seeking an arrest warrant against him since he failed to appear for questioning on WednesdayAccording to police Yediyurappa has been booked under the POCSO Act and Section 354 A Sexual harassment of the Indian Penal Code IPC based on a complaint by the mother of a 17yearold girl who alleged that he molested her daughter during a meeting on February two this year at his residence in Dollars Colony hereYediyurappa who has denied the charge said he would fight the case legally He has filed two separate petitions in the High Court seeking anticipatory bail and quashing the FIRThe victims mother who had leveled the charge against Yediyurappa died at a private hospital here last month due to lung cancerEarlier this week the victims brother had moved the court alleging that though the case was registered on March 14 no progress has been made in the investigation The petitioner prayed the court for a direction to the police to arrest Yediyurappa and interrogate himAfter the Sadashivanagar police registered the case in March the Karnataka Director General of Police Alok Mohan had issued an order transferring it to the CID for further investigationIn April the CID collected the voice sample of Yediyurappa after summoning him to the officeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever