• Source:JND

Unnao Rape Case: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday (December 29) CBI's appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment suspending life sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. The development comes day after the CBI on challenged in the top court the Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence and bail to expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. The central probe agency filed a Special Leave Petition in the apex court against the order of the high court.

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A CBI spokesperson, in a statement, said the decision to file the SLP was taken after studying the orders of a division bench of the High Court in the Unnao rape case of 2017. It was decided to file an SLP before the Supreme Court at the earliest against the orders of the high court, which granted bail to Sengar after suspending his life sentence, he said.

Rape Survivor Approaches CBI Seeking FIR Against IO For 'Colluding' With Sengar

In another development, the rape survivor approached the CBI seeking the registration of an FIR against the then-investigating officer for being 'hand in glove' with the former legislator. The woman also claimed that she and her family were facing threats from various quarters. In her complaint, the victim alleged that the investigating officer conducted the probe dishonestly, with mala fides, and in such a way that Senger and the other accused may get the benefits of 'deliberate lapses and manipulation of facts introduced, and secure a favourable outcome'.

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She alleged that the officer used forged school documents in the chargesheet, wherein she was shown as a student of a government school and her date of birth was also shown differently, whereas, in reality, she never took admission in that school.

The victim also claimed that the officer mentioned in the chargesheet that she was using the mobile phone of a woman named Heera Singh, even though she never used that phone.

Even After Bail, Sengar Will Have To Remain In Jail

Sengar, however, will remain in jail, as he is also serving a 10-year term for the custodial death of the rape survivor's father. The former MLA had filed an appeal against his life sentence, which was vehemently opposed by the CBI and the family of the victim before the high court.

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Delih High Court Triggers Huge Row

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of Sengar, who was serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case, saying he had already served seven years and five months in prison. The ruling triggered a huge outrage, prompting women rights activists and the family members of the survivors to stage protest demanding a rollback.

(With PTI inputs)


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