Unnao Rape Survivor's Mother Says Accused BJP Lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar Behind Daughter's Car Accident
Unnao rape survivor’s mother on Monday alleged that accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Senga was behind Sunday’s car accident. The victim’s mother termed it a big conspiracy to kill her daughter.
Lucknow, July 29: Unnao rape survivor’s mother on Monday alleged that the accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Sengar was behind the car accident in Rae Bareli on Sunday. The victim’s mother termed it a big conspiracy to kill her daughter. Speaking to reporters, she also accused Sengar of threatening them. Unnao Rape Survivor Accident: Uttar Pradesh Police Says Will Ensure 'Free And Fair Probe'.
“I have got to know that the lawmaker got it done. He is inside... he has a phone inside (the jail). He is doing everything sitting inside the jail,” reported NDTV quoting rape survivor’s mother as saying. Sengar was lodged in an Uttar Pradesh jail last year.
The 20-year-old Unnao woman, who had levelled rape charges against Sengar in 2017, is reported to be critically injured in the road mishap. The accident occurred in Raebareli, after a truck hit the vehicle in which the rape survivor, her paternal and maternal aunts and lawyer Mahendra Singh were travelling.
Her two aunts died on the spot, while the condition of her lawyer is said to be critical. The rape survivor along with her family members was on her way to the district jail in Rae Bareli yesterday to meet her uncle, who is serving a life term in a separate case. The victim’s father died last year in police custody after his arrest following a complaint of her daughter’s alleged rapists. Father of UP Girl Who Alleged Rape by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar Dies.
Meanwhile, DGP, UP Police OP Singh assured a free and fair probe in the road mishap. Speaking to media, Singh said that initial probe suggested that it was purely an accident due to an over-speeding truck. Immediately after the accident police arrested the truck driver.
The girl has alleged that in June 2017, she was sexually assaulted by the lawmaker. The rape case came to light after the victim and her mother attempted to self-immolation outside the house of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging police inaction.
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