INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
father of the teen girl from Unnao who accused BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar of rape, had named his attackers: the brother of the
The man, who was arrested by the police last week following complaints by the attackers, died in custody on Monday.The attack came after the
family's dogged attempts to get justice for their 16-year-old daughter, who was allegedly raped by Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother in
The family says he had refused to withdraw his daughter's complaint of rape.On Sunday, the girl had attempted suicide outside the residence
of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The same day, the 55-year-old was admitted to a local hospital after his condition worsened.A video from
the hospital has now surfaced, which shows him answering questions about the attack during his initial medical check-up on April 3, before
he was sent to jail."Atul Singh, the brother of the lawmaker thrashed me
Nobody tried to save me," he is heard saying
"Police waale (police men -- perhaps the security personnel of the lawmaker) were standing there
They did nothing," says the man, bruises plainly visible on his face and chest.While the postmortem report said the cause of death was blood
poisoning due to perforation of colon, a part of the intestines
But it also listed 14 horrific injuries -- multiple abrasions near abdomen, buttocks, thighs, above and below knee joints and arms.Atul
Singh was arrested for the assault last evening, days after police attempts at a cover-up
Though he was named in the complaint filed by the family, his name was dropped from the First Information Report filed in the case
given a media trial.She said, "He has isolated himself in his room and is feeling helpless
We want the truth to come out
Just by using words like 'balatkaari', nothing will be proved."
