BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger in CBI custody.
Kuldeep Singh Senger, the BJP MLA arrested on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl, was on Saturday sent to seven days custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Senger, who was arrested on Friday, was produced before a court today. The CBI had sought 14-day custody of the Bangarmau lawmaker.
Meanwhile, in another breakthrough in the sensational case, the CBI arrested one Shashi Singh, who allegedly took the victim to Kuldeep Singh.
The victim's mother has alleged in the complaint given to the UP Police, which is now part of the CBI FIR, that the woman lured her daughter to the MLA after which he raped her. She has also alleged that while the MLA was raping her daughter, Shashi Singh stood outside the room as a guard.
Facing flak over the delay in taking action against his MLA in the nearly year-old rape case, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said his government will not deviate from its zero-tolerance policy on crime and that it would firmly deal with criminals, no matter how influential they might be.