The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate arrest of BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Mr. Sengar has been charged with the rape of a 15 year old girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
The Bench headed by Chief Justice D. B. Bhosale with Justice Suneet Kumar also said it would monitor each step of this investigation and ensure justice is served. Earlier this morning, Mr. Sengar was taken in by the CBI for questioning who have detained him.
The Court questioned the CBI if the accused was arrested to which the CBI said he was being detained. The response did not sit well with the Court who demanded the immediate arrest of the MLA.
A total of three cases have been filed against Sengar with the Makhi Police Station in Unnao. The BJP MLA has been charged under the strict POCSO Act and multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code related to rape
The teen accused Mr. Sengar of raping her last year and threatening her to be silent. This case became public after the teenager attempted to kill herself outside Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s house on Sunday. The girl accused the State Government of protecting the accused lawmaker. The case got serious when the girl’s father was killed in custody after being beaten up by the lawmaker’s brother who was arrested.
