The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case on Wednesday said she would approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, calling the order “kaal (death)” for her family. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended Sengar’s life sentence in the rape case pending disposal of his appeal against a December 2019 trial court conviction, noting that he has already spent about seven years and five months in prison. ADVERTISEMENTHowever, Sengar will continue to remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year sentence in the custodial death case of the survivor’s father and has not been granted bail in that matter. The survivor, who was heading with her mother to stage a protest near Mandi House against the verdict, said she would challenge the high court order in the Supreme Court. Sengar’s appeal in the custodial death case, in which he has sought suspension of sentence, is also pending.

Source: The Telegraph December 24, 2025 12:45 UTC