Unnao rape accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar detained, CBI to quiz UP cops

Prime accused in the Unnao gangrape, BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar has been detained by the CBI from his Lucknow residence. He has been brought to the CBI office at Hazratganj.

A seven member team is in Unnao and will be meeting the victim's family staying at a hotel to record their statements.

Uttar Pradesh Police has also come under CBI's scanner as on the basis of call details of BJP MLA Kuldeep Senger, the team will call police officers who were in touch with him over the phone for questioning.

The team of CBI officials will look into role of officers and find out if they helped him or not.

Sengar is involved in the brutal gangrape of a 16-year-old girl, where he along with his accomplices are accused.

The lawmaker has been booked under IPC Sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 (abduction of woman), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and also under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Under the laws (IPC and CrPC), the police are duty bound to arrest a person who has been charged with rape and a case registered against him. In cases of rape, arrest of the accused is required by law in order to stop him from influencing or threatening the victim.

A purported video of the alleged rape survivor's father before his death also went viral and was shown by several TV channels, in which he alleged that he was mercilessly beaten up by the MLA's brother and others, including with rifle butts. It also showed the deceased person's back with serious wounds, but its veracity could not be ascertained.

As per the complaints filed by the girl, she was raped by Kuldeep Singh Sengar on June 4 last year. One week later, she was allegedly abducted and taken to the MLA's house in Unnao again.

The girl's family filed two complaints. The first complaint was filed in connection with the second incident that happened on April 11 last year.

In this complaint, the girl did not name Kuldeep Singh Sengar as an accused. The girl and her family have claimed that they had been threatened by the MLA, his brothers and also by police asking them not to name Sengar in the complaint.

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