An FIR that was registered against Mallikarjun Mutya of Mahal Roja Mutt has been challenged before the High Court of Karnataka in Kalaburagi.
The Mutya has approached the High Court seeking to get the FIR registered against him quashed. The matter will, probably, come up before a Bench on Monday, sources said.
The Gogi Police registered a case against him under the relevant sections of the POCSO Act and BNS after a video of the accused behaving improperly with a minor girl went viral.
Based on that, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights sought necessary action after a thorough verification of the video.
Meanwhile, on Friday, police recorded the statement of the minor girl and enquired with her parents about the incident. They also served notice on the Mahal Roja Mutt asking the accused to appear before the investigating officer.
