In a relief to Unnao rape survivor, the accused and former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has got life term imprisonment as he is convicted in a rape and abduction case. Delhi’s Tis Hazari court has pronounced its verdict on Friday afternoon. The court further ordered Sengar to pay the compensation of Rs 25 Lakh to the victim. Out of 25 Lakh, Rs 10 lakh is the actual compensation to the victim and Rs 15 lakh to the prosecution towards the costs of the case.
The Delhi court directed the Crime Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to assess threat perception and offer the necessary protection to the victim and her family. CBI has been directed to provide safe house to victim and her family.
Four-time MLA Kuldeep is convicted in the rape and abduction of a minor girl in Unnao in 2017. He is convicted under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 5 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a child) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), as the court found that the girl was a minor at the time of the offence.
UP state BJP had suspended Kuldeep from the party in 2018 whereas the party’s central leadership had expelled him from the party in 2019.
