Yeddyurappa orders CID probe on rape charge against Karnataka minister
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has ordered a CID probe into the rape charges lodged by a woman against former State Food and Civil Supplies Minister H Halappa. Talking to reporters here, Yeddyurappa said: "I have decided
to order a CID probe. Let the truth come out. Whoever is guilty, should get punishment."
Yeddyurappa further accused the opposition of trying to give a new form to the
issue. Halappa quit on Sunday after a leading Kannada daily published a front-page
report alleging he sexually assaulted his friend's wife. Speaking to media after
submitting his resignation to Yeddyurappa, Halappa said he was holding discussions
with his lawyer to take further legal actions. Halappa claimed that he resigned
on moral grounds and to boost the morale of party workers. After Halappa's exit,
the woman and her husband lodged a complaint of rape and criminal intimidation
against him. She filed a complaint under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC). She also released a CD to media, which contains visuals of Halappa in his
house.
