The
Unnao rape case involving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar as the key accused was handed over by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) due to the intervention of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), according to news agency reports. However, the PMO's intervention is not likely to blunt the Opposition's attack on the government, with Congress President Rahul Gandhi holding a candlelight protest at India Gate at midnight today over the Unnao and Kathua rape incidents.
Meanwhile, the Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Adityanath government today regarding the Unnao rape, asking it whether it proposes to arrest accused Sengar. When the government submitted before the court that for arresting the rape-accused MLA, it needed to do further investigation, the HC said it would "be forced to observe" in its order "that law and order has collapsed in the state". The court will pronounce its order tomorrow
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