A Delhi court on Friday, 9 August, framed charges against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Unnao in 2017.
The CBI had told the Delhi court on Thursday that Sengar and his brother had assaulted the father of the girl and framed him in an Arms Act case, in collusion with three state police officials and five others.
- Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar’s arms license has been revoked after demands by the family of the survivor
- SC, on 1 August, said the trial in the Unnao rape case should be completed within 45 days
- On 28 July, a car carrying the Unnao rape survivor, her aunts and advocate was hit by a truck in Raebareli
- The survivor and her lawyer were critically injured in the collision while her aunts were killed
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Delhi Court Frames Rape Charges Against Expelled BJP MLA Sengar
A Delhi court has framed charges of rape against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar for allegedly raping a minor in Unnao in 2017, reported PTI. The court has also framed charges against Sengar's accomplice Shashi Singh for kidnapping a minor girl.
Relative Seeks Polygraph, Narco Analysis Test for Senger
Nipender Singh, a relative of Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Singh Senger demanded polygraph and narco-analysis tests of the latter should be conducted to know about the truth.
"Kuldeep Singh Senger is innocent. We have seen his attitude. If he has done something wrong, then scientific evidence should be collected. polygraph test should be conducted. The victim reported about the incident after five months. So, the DNA test cannot be conducted now. Only the polygraph or narco test can be conducted now. We should come to a judgement after examining the evidence," Nipender told ANI.
Unnao Rape Survivor Battles Severe Blood Infection
The Unnao rape survivor is battling severe blood infection because of which six of the seven antibiotics being given to her have been rendered ineffective, reported IANS.
The report of a blood culture examination of the girl showed she has serious infection in her blood.
The report came after she was shifted to the AIIMS in Delhi from the King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow on 6 August.
BJP MLA Sengar, Others Framed Unnao Rape Case Survivor's Father: CBI Tells Court
The CBI on Thursday, 8 August, told a Delhi court that MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother assaulted the father of the 17-year-old Unnao rape case survivor and framed him in an Arms Act case, in collusion with three state police officials and five others.
The agency submitted to District Judge Dharmesh Sharma that the MLA and his "accomplices", got lodged an FIR, accusing the rape survivor’s father of possessing a country-made pistol and four live cartridges.
The FIR also accused the survivor's father of verbally abusing the MLA's brother Atul Singh Sengar and others involved in the case.
CBI counsel Ashok Bhartendu told the court that the three police officials, accused in the case of assaulting the survivor's father, included the then Makhi police station's in-charge Ashok Singh Bhadauria, Sub Inspector Kamta Prasad and Constable Amir Khan.