Death of Unnao rape victim's father: Delhi HC asks CBI to reply to Sengar's plea

Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the CBI to respond to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengars plea seeking interim release in a case related to the custodial death of the Unnao rape victims father for which he is serving 10 years in prisonJustice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the agency to file a report on or before January 16 the next date of hearing on Sengars application for interim bail and suspension of sentence on account of his daughters weddingThe CBI counsel informed the judge that Sengar had filed a similar plea before a division bench of the high court in another case in which he is serving a life term for raping the minor girl in Uttar Pradeshs Unnao in 2017The division bench has already issued a notice to the CBI on the plea and listed it for hearing on January 16The sagan ceremony of Sengars daughter is scheduled on January 18 and the wedding has been fixed for February 8 said advocate Kanhaiya Singhal appearing for the leaderAlso read Unnao rape case Kuldeep Sengar moves Delhi HC for interim bailThe high court was informed that Sengar was seeking interim bail for two months to attend the wedding ceremonies which would begin on January 18Sengars appeal challenging the trial courts verdict in the Unnao rape case is already pending in the high courtHe has sought quashing of the December 16 2019 judgment of the trial court that convicted him in the rape case Sengar has also sought setting aside of the December 20 2019 order sentencing him to imprisonment for the remainder of his lifeThe girl was kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017 when she was a minorOn March 13 2020 the trial court sentenced Sengar to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him in the case of the victims fathers death in custody The trial court had said no leniency could be shown for killing a familys sole bread earnerIt had also awarded 10 years jail to Sengars brother Atul Singh Sengar and five others for their role in the custodial killing of the rape victims fatherThe father of the rape victim was arrested at the behest of Sengar under the Arms Act and died in custody on April 9 2018 owing to police brutalitiesThe trial court which did not hold the accused guilty of murder awarded the convicts maximum sentence for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code IPC after holding that there was no intention to killBesides 10 years in prison for culpable homicide Sengar his brother thethen incharge of Makhi police station Unnao Ashok Singh Bhadauria and then subinspectors KP Singh Vineet Mishra Birendra Singh and Shashi Pratap Singh were sentenced for other offences as wellThe case was transferred to Delhi from a trial court in Uttar Pradesh on the Supreme Courts directions on August 1 2019This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever