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Bengaluru Congress Leader Booked Under POCSO Over Alleged Assault of Minors

The case triggers child-protection steps requiring medical checks along with child‑sensitive interviews.

Overview

  • Police in Annapoorneshwari Nagar registered an FIR naming Anand Naidu, general secretary of the Bengaluru North DCC, under the POCSO Act after a complaint by a husband.
  • The complaint alleges Naidu bit the children and hit them with a metal rod, causing injuries the father says are visible in photos.
  • Investigators are also probing claims of inappropriate behavior toward the minor daughter and an alleged collusive transfer of the family’s property.
  • Police describe the matter as a personal dispute linked to an alleged multi‑year extramarital relationship involving the children’s mother.
  • Next steps include medical and forensic checks of the reported injuries and the recording of statements from the children and other witnesses, with no arrest or public response announced.