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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China confirms its support to Pakistan during four-day conflict with India
Beijing (PTI): China, for the first time, has confirmed that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India last year, official media reports here said.
China's state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle design.
Zhang had provided technical support to Pakistan during the four-day war last May, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported, quoting CCTV.
Pakistan's air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets, produced by an AVIC subsidiary.
"At the support base, we frequently heard the roar of fighter jets taking off and the constant wail of air-raid sirens. By late morning, in May, the temperature was already approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). It was a real ordeal for us, both mentally and physically,” Zhang said.
What drove his team was the "desire to do an even better job with on site support” and to ensure their equipment could “truly perform at its full combat potential”, Zhang told CCTV.
“That wasn’t just a recognition of the J10CE; it was also a testament to the deep bond we formed through working side by side, day in and day out,” he said.
