Unnao rape case: On Thursday, police lodged an FIR against Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged rape after the state government decided to hand over the probe to the CBI. Unnao rape case: On Thursday, police lodged an FIR against Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged rape after the state government decided to hand over the probe to the CBI. AFTER QUESTIONING him through the day, the CBI arrested BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping a 17-year-old in Unnao in June 2017, on Friday night.The action came hours after the Allahabad High Court ordered the MLA’s immediate arrest, saying that the “law and order machinery” was “directly in league and under the influence of” Sengar. Also read | Kathua rape case: On the Bakerwal migrant trail, a long march under death’s shadowMeanwhile, CBI sources said the co-accused in the rape case, Shashi Singh, is yet to be arrested. Sengar will be produced before the CBI court in Lucknow on Saturday.

Source: Indian Express April 13, 2018 16:14 UTC