Daughter of 2017 Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Ishita Sengar, has called for justice in an open letter on social media, after the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court's order that had suspended the life sentence of the expelled BJP MLA.
“I am writing this letter as a daughter who is exhausted, frightened, and slowly losing faith, but still holding on to hope because there is nowhere else left to go,” Ishita wrote on X.
What did Supreme Court say?
A three-judge vacation bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, alongside Justices JK Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih, stayed the Delhi HC order, saying that Sengar remains in jail for another case.
The bench ruled that the operation of the High Court order shall be stayed, and Kuldeep Sengar will not be released from prison.
Unnao rape convict's daughter's post on social media
In her emotional letter, Ishita Sengar said she has repeatedly faced online abuse, with strangers telling her she “should be raped, killed or punished simply for existing.”
The “hatred,” she said, is constant and relentless, and it erodes something deep within when one realises how many people believe they do not even deserve to live.
“… People who have never met me, never read a single document, never looked at a single court record, have decided that my life has no value. Over these years, I have been told countless times on social media that I should be raped, killed, or punished simply for existing. This hatred is not abstract. It is daily. It is relentless. And it breaks something inside you when you realise that so many people believe you do not even deserve to live,” Ishita wrote.
What were the charges against Kuldeep Sengar?
Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted by a Delhi trial court in December 2019 under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life.
