A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against the suspension of the jail term of Kuldeep Sengar
NEW DELHI: The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case on Sunday said that she fears for the safety of her children after the Delhi high court suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Reacting to the CBI’s petition before the apex court, the survivor told news agency ANI, “I have faith in the Supreme Court that it will give me justice. I am raising the voice of every women… Had CBI done this before, I would have got justice. His (Kuldeep Sengar) bail would have been rejected because he raped me. My father was killed. My family members were killed. The security of my family members and witnesses was removed… My husband was fired from his job. My children are unsafe at home. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the CBI’s plea on December 29. As per the cause list, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih, will take up the matter. The court will also hear a separate petition filed by advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar challenging the high court’s order. Also read: CBI cites Advani judgment to seek Sengar bail nixingOn December 23, the Delhi high court suspended Sengar’s life sentence in the rape case, noting that he had already served seven years and five months in prison. The suspension will remain in force while his appeal against conviction is pending. The CBI moved the Supreme Court against the order on December 26.Also read: Unnao rape survivor’s explosive charge; meets CBI officialsSengar was convicted in December 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 25 lakh. While the high court granted him bail in the rape case, he will continue to remain in jail as he is serving a separate 10-year sentence in a CBI case related to the custodial death of the survivor’s father. His appeal in that case, along with a plea seeking suspension of sentence, is also pending.The high court imposed several conditions while granting bail, including a personal bond of Rs 15 lakh with three sureties, a direction not to enter a 5-km radius of the survivor’s residence in Delhi, and a strict bar on threatening her or her mother.
