‘My children are unsafe’ says Unnao rape case survivor
text_fields
New Delhi: Survivor of the Unnao rape case said that she fears for the safety of her children since the Delhi High Court suspended the life sentence of the accused in the case, BJP leader and ex-MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, according to a report by the Asian News International.
Over the CBI approaching the Supreme Court, she told ANI that she has faith in the top court and she believes that she will be granted justice. She said that if the CBI had done this earlier, she would have gotten justice, by Sengar getting his bail rejected. She reminded that Sengar killed her father, family members, and her husband was fired from his job.
“I have faith in the Supreme Court that it will give me justice. I am raising the voice of every women... Had CBI done this before, I would have got justice. His (Kuldeep Sengar) bail would have been rejected because he raped me. My father was killed. My family members were killed. The security of my family members and witnesses was removed... My husband was fired from his job. My children are unsafe at home,” ANI quoted her.
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea by the CBI challenging the Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of Sengar.
According to the cause list, a three-judge vacation bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices JK Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih is likely to hear the matter.
The top court would also hear a separate petition filed by advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar, which has challenged the high court order and has sought a stay on it.
The CBI, in its appeal before the apex court, referred to its verdict in the L K Advani case in which it held that anyone who holds public office, like MPs or MLAs, would be deemed a public servant. The agency has contended that the high court erred by declaring that Sengar, an MLA when the offence was committed, was not a public servant to be prosecuted under POCSO and granted him bail.