Unnao Rape Case: CBI Arrests BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar

Mangalore Today News Network

Uttar Pradesh, Apr 14, 2018 : The CBI tonight arrested BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged rape of a minor girl in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

 

Sengar was taken into custody after intense questioning for 16 hours by a Central Bureau of Investigation team at its office on Naval Kishore Road in Lucknow. He was brought to the office at around 5 am today, the officials said in New Delhi.

Earlier in the day, the Allahabad High Court ordered his immediate arrest, saying he was “influencing” the law and order machinery.
As the opposition upped the ante accusing the ruling BJP of shielding perpetrators of heinous crimes against women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that no criminal will be spared and justice will be done to daughters of the nation.

Facing flak over the delay in taking action against the MLA in the nearly year-old rape case, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his government will not deviate from its zero-tolerance policy on crime and that it would firmly deal with criminals, no matter how influential they might be.

After completing the documentation process, Kuldeep Singh was detained by the police early morning today, giving hope to everyone demanding justice for the survivor. The CBI questioned the lawmaker about his whereabouts on the day of the crime and about his relationship with the survivor’s family. The agency also questioned the jail officials and doctors in connection with the death of the survivor’s father and if there was any pressure or instruction from the BJP MLA about it.

The post mortem report of the father showed he died of intestinal perforations that he sustained while being thrashed in the police custody and subsequent septicemia and blood poisoning. Multiple teams of the CBI recorded statements of the witnesses, prepared documents while a separate team questioned the accused. A team also visited the crime scene at Unnao’s Makhi village. The agency also recorded statements of a few villagers in connection with the case. Another team of the agency met the survivor’s family to understand the entire incident. "I was asked the details about the entire incident. The CBI recorded statement of the girl and the family members. They have also called all of us tomorrow in Lucknow."


courtesy: Yahoo