Unnao rape survivor father's death: Delhi HC extends Kuldeep Sengar's interim bail by 3 days
New Delhi, Dec 20: The Delhi High Court on Friday extended by three days, the interim bail of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar serving a 10-year jail term in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, while hearing Sengar's plea to extend the interim bail on medical grounds, adjourned the matter to December 23 after being informed that a HC division bench was also hearing a similar plea in the main Unnao rape case.
"Renotify on Monday (December 23). Till then the interim bail is extended on the same previous conditions," the judge said.
Justice Ohri was informed the matter was also listed before the division bench on Friday and an order was awaited.
A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma, while dealing with the main Unnao rape case during the day, considered the medical report submitted by AIIMS with respect to Sengar's health and remarked it would extend his interim bail by four weeks.
The AIIMS's report said necessary surgical intervention was performed after Sengar was evaluated by a team of doctors.
The senior counsel appearing for Sengar sought the extension of interim bail by five months to ensure necessary care and further treatment.
"He needs to be kept where there is no infection. He can lose his vision," he submitted.
The division bench on December 5 directed interim suspension of his sentence till December 20.
Noting Sengar was granted a similar relief by the division bench in the rape case, the single judge suspended his sentence till December 20 in the custodial death case and granted him 10 days of interim bail.
The division bench ordered Sengar's admission in AIIMS, New Delhi, for a comprehensive review of his medical condition.
He was convicted of raping the minor survivor and sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his life on December 20, 2019.
Sengar's appeal challenging the trial court's verdict in the rape case is pending in the high court.
He sought quashing of the December 16, 2019 trial court judgment convicting him in the rape case. Sengar also sought setting aside of the sentencing order in the rape case.
The girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017 when she was a minor.
On March 13, 2020, Sengar was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the trial court, which also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh, in the custodial death case of the rape survivor's father. The trial court said "no leniency" could be shown for killing a family's "sole bread earner".
The girl's father was arrested at the alleged behest of Sengar under the Arms Act and died in custody on April 9, 2018, owing to police brutality.
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UP: Tehsildar's vehicle hits biker, drags body for 30 km
Bahraich(UP), Dec 20: A government vehicle belonging to the tehsildar of Nanpara hit a biker and allegedly dragged his body for 30 kilometers.
The victim, identified as Narendra Kumar Haldar (35), a resident of Payagpur, was returning home when the accident occurred on the Nanpara-Bahraich road on Thursday evening. According to police, Haldar's body got entangled in the vehicle and was dragged for the entire distance, reaching the Nanpara Tehsil.
Naib Tehsildar Shailesh Kumar Awasthi, who is believed to be present in the vehicle at the time of the accident, has been recommended for suspension by District Magistrate Monika Rani. The vehicle's driver, Meraj Ahmed, has been arrested. Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla confirmed the incident and said, "It was confirmed that the body was dragged for 30 kilometers to Nanpara when the locations of the deceased Narendra Haldar and the tehsildar's driver Meraj Ahmed were tracked at the time of the accident."
Stating that the incident was a "big negligence", the officer added, "It is very unlikely that a body was stuck in the vehicle for 30 kilometers and no one came to know about it. It is possible that the vehicle was not stopped due to fear."
The officer said that a thorough investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the accident. "Police are examining CCTV footage along the 30-kilometer route to reconstruct the sequence of events," said the SP.
In the police complaint lodge regarding the matter, the family members of the deceased have mentioned the vehicle of the tehsildar, police said.
District Magistrate Monika Rani said, "The matter of a car colliding with a bike came to notice. The Naib Tehsildar of Nanpara had come to Bahraich in the Tehsildar's car for some work and was returning to Nanpara. It has been learnt that a dead body got stuck with his car that drove till Nanpara Tehsil. According to the naib tehsildar, he was not aware of it. A recommendation has been made to suspend the naib tehsildar who was in the car."
