Allahabad HC slammed UP govt for not arresting rape accused BJP MLA

Lucknow, April 12: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for the delay in arrest of accused BJP MLA of Unnao Kuldeep Singh Sengar despite an FIR against him in a gang rape case, and said if the situation persists, it will be "forced to observe that law and order has collapsed in the state".

While hearing the case on gang rape charges against ruling party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and the subsequent death of the victim's father, Chief Justice D.B. Bhonsle reserved his decision on the matter.

The judgment will be pronounced after 2.00 p.m on Friday by a bench of the Chief Justice and Justice Suneet Kumar.

The Chief Justice also said that the victim had been running from pillar to post for justice for the last six months but no action was taken, and it was only after the death of her father that the Unnao police woke up.