Unnao rape case: Protest outside HC against suspension of Sengar’s jail term

Scores of protesters, including women activists along with the Unnao rape survivor’s mother, demonstrated outside the Delhi High Court on Friday, days after the sentence of Kuldeep Sengar, a former BJP MLA who was convicted in the case, was suspended. The protesters, holding placards, raised slogans such as “Balatkariyo ko sanrakshan dena band kro” (stop protecting rapists) in support of the Unnao rape survivor.

Women activists from the All India Democratic Women’s Association participated in the protest along with activist Yogita Bhayana and the survivor’s mother.

Speaking to PTI, the survivor’s mother said she had come to the high court to protest as her daughter had endured immense suffering.

“I am not blaming the entire high court, but only the two judges whose decision has shattered our trust,” she said. The mother added that earlier judges had delivered justice to the family, but the accused had now been granted bail. “This is an injustice towards our family. We will approach the Supreme Court, as I have faith in it,” she said.