The CBI today made a second arrest in the Unnao rape case as it took into custody Shashi Singh, the woman who allegedly took the victim to BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on the day of crime.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday made a second arrest in the Unnao rape case as it took into custody Shashi Singh, the woman who allegedly took the 17-year-old victim to BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on the day of crime.
The victim's mother has alleged in the complaint given to the Uttar Pradesh 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.
The central agency arrested Sengar, the prime accused in the case, last night after 16 hours of questioning at its office in Lucknow. He was remanded into 7-day CBI custody by a Lucknow court today.
He was arrested hours after the Allahabad High Court ordered his immediate arrest saying he was influencing the "law and order machinery".
The CBI has taken over the investigation in the three cases related to the alleged rape of the 17-year-old girl by Sengar.
The victim has alleged that she was raped by the MLA at his residence on June 4, 2017 where she had gone with a relative seeking a job.
In February, the girl's family moved court seeking to include the MLA's name in the rape case. After this move, the victim's father was booked by the police under the arms act on April 3 this year and put in jail on April 5.
Alleging inaction and coercion from powerful people, the victim attempted self immolation in front of the CM's house on April 8 and the next day, her father died in jail with post-mortem report suggesting serious injuries on his body.
Faced with the embarrassment of its own MLA being involved in the case, the state government had referred the matter to the Centre yesterday for CBI probe -- a day before Allahabad High Court was to pronounce its order.
Sengar, a four-term MLA, enjoys immense clout cutting across party lines in the rural areas around Unnao district, a semi-urban area about 70 km from Lucknow.
The case has already led to a political slugfest between the BJP and other parties and former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the people of state are living in fear.
(With PTI inputs)
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