Uttar Pradesh: The Uttar Pradesh Police will transfer the case of murder against BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and nine others in connection with the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor was grievously injured to the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI.
Police on Monday registered a murder case against Sengar, his brother Manoj Singh Sengar and eight others in connection with the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer were seriously injured, while two of her aunts were killed.
The case has been registered under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 120-B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The accident took place on Sunday when the Unnao rape victim was on her way to Raebareli. A truck rammed into the vehicle in which the girl was travelling with her two aunts and lawyer. While her aunts succumbed to injuries, the Unnao rape victim and her lawyer were grievously injured.
The state police have already registered a murder case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, his brother Manoj Singh Sengar and eight others in connection with the road accident
Kuldeep Singh Sengar is the prime accused in the rape case of the minor girl. He is a BJP MLA from Bangarmau in Unnao and was arrested by the CBI in April last year.
The teen was allegedly raped by the MLA at his residence in Unnao on June 4, 2017, where she had gone seeking a job.
The Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer are currently being treated at a Lucknow hospital, and their condition is said to be critical.
