US EditionUnnao rape case: Protest outside Delhi HC against suspension of Sengar's jail term
- On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court ordered Kuldeep Singh Sengar's release on bail pending disposal of his December 2019 appeal, effectively suspending his jail sentence.
- Two lady lawyers filed a plea arguing the trial court ordered Sengar remain jailed for life and the high court overlooked this material evidence, including alleged orchestration of the victim's father's murder.
- The court's bail conditions bar Sengar from entering a five-kilometre radius of the victim's residence, but he remains jailed under the custodial-death 10-year sentence.
- On Friday, activists from the All India Democratic Women's Association, Yogita Bhayana and the survivor's mother protested outside the Delhi High Court, calling the decision an injustice and vowing to approach the Supreme Court.
- A plea challenging the Delhi High Court order has reached the Supreme Court, formalizing appellate review of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
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Women protest outside Delhi HC against bail to Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar
A group of women activists and protesters gathered outside the Delhi High Court on Friday to oppose the conditional bail granted to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.
Unnao rape case: Protests at Delhi HC over accused's jail term suspension
New Delhi: A protest was held outside the Delhi High Court here on Friday against the suspension of the sentence of Kuldeep Sengar, who was convicted in the Unnao rape case. The protesters, holding placards, raised slogans such as “Balatkariyo ko sanrakshan dena band kro” (stop protecting rapists) in support of the Unnao rape survivor. Women activists from the All India Democratic Women’s Association participated in the protest along with activi…
Indian Express
Unnao rape case: Plea filed in apex court against suspension of Sengar’s jail term
Kuldeep Singh Sengar will remain in jail since he is also serving 10 years' imprisonment in the custodial death case of the victim's father and has not been granted bail in that case.
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