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Members of Koli-Kabbaliga Horata Samiti and followers of Mallikarjun Mutya of the Mahal Roja Mutt successful Shahapur taluk, Yadgir district, staged a protestation astatine Jagat Circle successful Kalaburagi connected Monday, urging authorities to retreat the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act lawsuit registered against him.
The protestation was led by Koli-Kabbaliga Scheduled Tribes Horata Samiti president Lachappa Jamadar.
The protestors maintained that the seer shares a father-like narration with the miss seen successful the video. They said that the video has been “projected successful a antagonistic light”.
They described the FIR arsenic baseless and demanded its withdrawal, asserting that nary ceremonial ailment has been filed by the child’s family.
The agitators besides warned of intensifying their agitation if their demands are not addressed. The demonstration, which lasted a mates of hours, blocked the main connecting roads and disrupted vehicular movement.
Mallikarjun Mutya was booked connected February 25 nether Section 12 of the POCSO Act aft a video showing him behaving inappropriately with a insignificant miss was circulated connected societal media.
The footage, reportedly recorded astatine the mutt connected February 19, triggered nationalist outrage and prompted involution by kid payment authorities.
The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) took suo motu cognisance of the substance and sought a study from territory officials, starring to an enquiry by the District Child Protection Office.
A District-level Coordination Committee subsequently reviewed the lawsuit and recommended registration of an FIR.
