2017 Unnao Rape Case Survivor Alleges Harassment, Threats From Family; Four Including Mother, Sister Booked

The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case, in which Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted in 2019, has lodged a police complaint against her relatives, accusing them of usurping the money she had received as aid from the government and NGOs, police said on Saturday.

According to the police, the woman has also alleged that she was thrown out of her own house by her family members.

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A case has been registered at Uttar Pradesh's Makhi Police Station against the woman's uncle, mother, sister, and one other person on the basis of her complaint, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shashi Shekhar Singh said.

The accused have been booked under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), ASP Singh added. "Investigation into the matter has been initiated," he stated.

In the complaint, the woman, who is now married, alleged that she was facing threats from her family. "When I asked for money for my expenses, given to me by the government on court orders and by NGOs, my uncle said that Rs 7 crore had been spent on the case and the money received is not enough," she alleged.

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She said that her uncle is serving a 10-year sentence in Tihar Jail in an attempt to murder case. "On his instructions, my mother and sister have become enemies of my and my husband's life," she said in her complaint. She also alleged that she and her husband were pushed out of the house that she got from the government.

The victim's uncle had played an important role in getting UP BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar punished in the Makhi rape case in Unnao, news agency IANS wrote.

(With inputs from IANS)