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Supreme Court Halts Suspension of Kuldeep Sengar’s Life Sentence in Unnao Rape Case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court’s order that had suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The apex court’s decision came after the rape victim challenged the High Court’s move.
Chief Justice Surya Kant, heading the bench, stated that the case raises “significant questions of law” and issued a notice to Sengar’s lawyer, seeking a response within two weeks. The Supreme Court clarified that Sengar will remain in jail, as he is already serving time in another criminal case. The next hearing is scheduled for four weeks from now.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, a statement purportedly from Kuldeep Singh Sengar was released to the media by his daughter, Aishwarya Sengar. In the statement, Sengar claims that he hasn’t had the opportunity to debate the merits of the case. He highlights inconsistencies in the victim’s statements regarding the time of the incident, and mentions an AIIMS medical report suggesting the victim was over 18 years old. He further claims that his phone records prove his absence from the crime scene and that the victim was on a phone call at the time of the alleged incident. “My dignity and peace have been snatched away,” the statement reads, adding, “I have been denied the basic right to be heard.”
Aishwarya Sengar also addressed what she called “misleading information” circulating in the media regarding the deaths of the victim’s aunt and uncle in a road accident. She stated that her family had been discharged in that case, and that investigations by IIT Delhi and the CBI concluded it was a natural accident. She also refuted claims of witness deaths and maintained that her father was not in town during the death of the victim’s father in custody. She urged the media to avoid spreading false information.
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