Delhi court convicts Kuldeep Sengar of culpable homicide of rape victim’s father
Sengar has already been convicted for the rape of the young woman from Unnao, who was a minor and has been awarded life imprisonment.
Sengar has already been convicted for the rape of the young woman from Unnao, who was a minor and has been awarded life imprisonment.
Sengar was convicted under the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act for the offence of a public servant committing penetrative sexual assault against a child.
On Monday, the court had convicted Sengar for the rape of a woman in 2017 when she was a minor saying that the victim’s testimony was truthful and unblemished against a powerful person.
Meanwhile, the CBI, while terming the Unnao victim's case 'an extraordinary one', has asked for maximum punishment to be awarded to expelled BJP MLA.
The proposed new law has been named the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act Criminal Law (AP Amendment) Act, 2019 as a tribute to the veterinary doctor who was raped and murdered recently in neighbouring Telangana.
The victim, who had suffered more than 90 per cent burn injuries, was airlifted to Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday evening and was in an extremely critical condition.
The victim who had more than 90 per cent burn injuries lost the battle after 43 hours of being attacked and died of cardiac arrest late on Friday.
The woman, who had survived a brutal gangrape earlier in March, was on Thursday assaulted and set ablaze by five men accused in the case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district.
Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Lucknow where she met the strategy group of the party and discussed the law and order situation in the state.
Sakshi Maharaj posted wishes for Sengar on the same day when another victim of sexual assault was set ablaze in Unnao.