The complainant in the 2017 Unnao gangrape case, in which expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Sengar was convicted, has moved a ...
The complainant in the 2017 Unnao gangrape case, in which expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Sengar was convicted, has moved a Delhi court, alleging harassment by her personal security officers who were deputed on the directions of the Supreme Court, The Indian Express reported on Sunday.
The court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit an impact assessment report with the help of the local police on the allegations.
In December 2019, Sengar was convicted of rape under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for offence by a public servant committing penetrative sexual assault against a child. Sengar had kidnapped the woman and raped her when she was a minor.
During the hearing, District and Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma also said that the police have submitted a sealed envelope in which certain allegations were levelled against the woman and her family members. “It is directed that this application be taken up for consideration,” the judge said.
In its petition, the woman’s lawyer said that the security officers were “vindictive” to the woman and her family members.
“In the name of security, concerned police/security officials are bent on curtailing the movements/ personal liberty of the victim due to reasons best known to them, to such an extent...
