Unnao Rape Case: Survivor vows to move SC challenging Kuldeep Sengar’s Bail

December 24, 2025

New Delhi: As former MLA and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar secured conditional bail by the Delhi High Court, the rape survivor expressed deep anguish over the decision, saying she was unhappy with the judgment, and alleged that BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh had influenced the outcome. The survivor said she would approach the Supreme Court to challenge the High Court’s order.

Delhi High Court suspends the sentence of Sengar 

Former BJP MLA Sengar was convicted of kidnapping and raping the minor girl in 2017. On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court suspended the jail sentence of Sengar. A bench comprising Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted him bail, directing him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 15 lakh along with three sureties of the same amount.

Here’s what Victim said

#WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi HC suspending the sentence of 2017 Unnao rape case accused, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the victim says, “I heard the judgement, I felt very bad. I wanted to kill myself then and there, but I stopped after thinking about my family. Injustice has been done to… pic.twitter.com/qXnBDFNa8l

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Reacting strongly to the development, the survivor said, “I want to say only this, that I am not happy with this High Court judgment. I felt that I could have ended my life, but then I thought about my children and my family. But then I thought that God has given me life, so I should fight for justice.”

She also pointed to what she described as a glaring injustice in the legal process, referring to her uncle, whom she said was falsely implicated in a two-decade-old case filed by Sengar’s brother, Atul Singh. According to her, despite filing multiple bail applications, her uncle has not been granted relief. “On the other hand, the one who raped me, who got my father killed at the hands of his brother, is getting bail from the court. This means he is a powerful man with money,” she said.

Backing from Brij Bhushan, claimed Victim 

Making serious allegations, the survivor claimed political backing was behind the decision. “He has all the backing from Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. I think they have bribed the judge. That is why this decision was taken. This is an injustice. I will go to the Supreme Court,” she told. The survivor also spoke about alleged police high-handedness during a recent protest.

Tragedies revolving around Unnao case 

The Unnao rape case has been marked by a series of tragic incidents involving the survivor’s family. In April 2018, her father was arrested under the Arms Act following a complaint allegedly filed by Sengar’s associates. Days later, he was found dead in police custody. A post-mortem examination revealed 14 injuries, including abrasions, contusions and bruises. In another shocking incident in July 2019, a day after the survivor wrote to the Chief Justice of India detailing her ordeal, two of her aunts were killed when a truck rammed into the car in which the survivor and her lawyer were travelling to Rae Bareilly. The survivor and her counsel sustained serious injuries in the crash.

The lawyer later succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile, the court has also imposed restrictions on Sengar, directing him not to enter within a five-kilometre radius of the victim’s residence and restraining him from threatening or contacting the survivor or her mother. The suspension of sentence will remain in force during the pendency of his appeal against the December 2019 trial court verdict that convicted him in the rape case.