Unnao rape victim demands death penalty for Kuldeep Sengar

With the Supreme Court staying the bail granted to Unnao rape convict and former UP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the survivor on Monday demanded death sentence for him, saying that only then would her father receive justice.

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Speaking to IANS, the survivor said she has not performed the terahvin (funeral rituals) of her father to date.

“My father was killed in 2018, and since then, his soul has not been at peace. My father will get peace only when the killers and the rapist are hanged. Only then will my father get justice,’she said.

Apart from the rape case, Sengar was also accused of involvement in the death of the survivor's father in 2018 and was convicted and sentenced in the case.

Expressing faith in the apex court, the victim said she continued to believe that justice would ultimately prevail.

“I have faith in the Supreme Court and will continue to have faith that it will deliver justice. I do not know what was going on in the judge's mind while granting him bail. Only the judge knows how much sympathy was shown towards him,” she said.

She further said that the accused was shown undue leniency while the victim continued to suffer.