Unnao rape survivour accident probe handed over to CBI
The Centre on Tuesday handed over to the CBI probe into a road accident in which the Unnao rape survivour and her lawyer were critically injured and her two aunts killed, officials said.
An order from the Department of Personnel and Training accessed by the PTI said the case is being handed over to the agency to probe "abetment and conspiracies" into the accident.
The 19-year-old woman had accused BJP MLA from Unnao Kuldeep Singh Sengar of raping her.
The rape case is being probed by the CBI, they said.
On Sunday, the woman, her family and lawyer were travelling in a car was hit by an overspeeding truck in Rae Bareli, killing two members and leaving her and the advocate critically injured.
The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday filed a murder case against Sengar and nine others in connection with the accident after the rape survivour's family filed a complaint, alleging "conspiracy".
Sengar, a four-time MLA from UP's Bangermau, was arrested last year in April.
CRITICAL CONDITION
Meanwhile, the condition of the rape survivour and her lawyer continues to be precarious.
A doctor who is part of the team treating her at the Trauma Centre of the King George Medical University here, said that besides the brain injury, a broken rib had punctured her lung, causing excessive bleeding due to which her blood pressure had fallen. She continues to be on life support.
The last rites of the two aunts who died in the car crash on Sunday were performed in Makhi village in Unnao on Tuesday after her uncle, Mahesh Singh, got a day's parole.
The district administration has made elaborate arrangements to hold the cremation at Maakhi under tight security.
FAMILY WAS UNDER PRESSURE FROM BJP
Meanwhile, a letter confirming that the family was under tremendous pressure from the BJP Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his aides has appeared on the social media.
On July 12, 2019, in the letter addressed to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the rape survivor had urged him to "take action against those who are making threats".
"People came to my house and threaten us to take back the cases otherwise my whole family will be put in jail in fake cases", the letter said.
Congress leaders led by MLA Ajay Singh Lallu sat on a dharna at the Gandhi statue, demanding the BJP expel the accused MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
UP BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh told reporters that Sengar had long been suspended from the party and will stay suspended till the case continues.
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