Breaking News! Unnao case: Rape accuse BJP MLA's brother Atul Sengar held; CM Yogi calls for SIT probe into gangrape case
The horrifying act of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul Sengar has triggered a huge outrage for allegedly beating the father of rape victim. The Unnao rape case had an imperative development, where the state government announces for the SIT probe into the matter.
Postmortem report states 'Cause of death shock & septicemia due to peritonitis & ascending colon perforation' said Anand Kumar, ADG Law and Order, on death of the father of the woman who has leveled rape allegations against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
Postmortem report states 'Cause of death shock & septicemia due to peritonitis & ascending colon perforation': Anand Kumar, ADG Law and Order, on death of the father of the woman who has leveled rape allegations against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar #Unnao pic.twitter.com/M1XTgFh0Fo
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The woman has accused the BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh of raping her after which, the accused MLA's brother beat-up the father of the woman that led his death in police custody on Monday.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe all allegations related to Unnao matter. Investigation is being done & action will definitely be taken, added Anand Kumar, ADG Law and Order on rape allegations against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar & death of the father of rape victim.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe all allegations related to #Unnao matter. Investigation is being done & action will definitely be taken: Anand Kumar, ADG Law and Order on rape allegations against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar & death of the father of rape victim pic.twitter.com/jXI7iCHDHa
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 10, 2018
The arrest warrant has been issued against Kuldeep's brother Atul Sengar by the Lucknow's DGP after which Crime Branch held him. Three more persons have also been arrested in the case.
The victim stressed the fact Kuldeep Singh is yet to be arrested. "Kuldeep Singh (Sengar) isn't being arrested. I don't know if his brother is arrested. I demand that they be hanged till death. They've made my life miserable. I want justice. They killed my father," she told news agency ANI. Also, the victim has named both the Sengar brothers as her rapists.
However, Sengar rejected the charge as a conspiracy by his opponents and said the complainant "belong to a low-status family (Minister ke log hain)...This is a conspiracy by my opponents," he told reporters.
"I have no problem with any probe. Let a probe be conducted, and the guilty be given the stringent punishment. If I am found guilty in the probe, I am ready to face punishment," Sengar had said.
First published: 10 April 2018, 12:03 IST