Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his words and the acts of BJP about Dalit welfare and respect for Dalit icon Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is a sham. Addressing the media on the occasion of birth anniversary of “Babasaheb”, the four-time Uttar Pradesh […]
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Rape accused BJP legislator arrested by CBI after day-long interrogation
Lucknow : After day-long interrogation over the allegations of raping a 17-year-old and conspiring to kill her father later, the CBI late on Friday arrested the Bangarmau legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar, officials said. The BJP lawmaker, informed sources said, got irritated on more than one occasion and then broke down during his grilling by CBI […]
Unnao rape: CBI arrests BJP MLA
Lucknow : The CBI on Friday arrested Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an accused in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in the state’s Unnao. Sengar, the MLA from Bangarmau in Unnao district, was arrested after being questioned at the CBI office here. The agency filed three FIRs in the case late on […]
Another Ambedkar statue vandalised in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow : A day before the 127th birth anniversary of Dalit icon Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, another of his statue’s was vandalised in Gajna village in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday. Officials said the two-feet statue of the Dalit leader was taken off the pedestal on which it had been installed. […]
Unnao rape: HC calls for arrest of accused BJP MLA
Lucknow : The Allahabad High Court (HC) on Friday called for the arrest of BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar accused of gang rape in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, and said that mere detention was not enough. The court, which had reserved its verdict on a petition regard the alleged rape of a 17-year-old and the subsequent […]
CBI questions BJP MLA, speaks to victim
Lucknow : The CBI on Friday began its probe in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh by questioning BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, one of the accused, and recording the statement of the victim. A Central Bureau of Investigation team visited the hotel in Unnao where the victim is housed […]
SP demands President’s Rule in UP
Lucknow : The Samajwadi Party on Friday demanded President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh and said this was necessary to restore the rule of law in the state. Addressing a press conference here, party leader Kironmoy Nanda said the time had come to bid the Yogi Adityanath government good bye. Referring to the Samajwadi Party rule […]
Unnao rape: CBI registers FIRs, questions BJP MLA
Lucknow : The CBI on Friday started questioning BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an accused in the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. It has filed three FIRs. Sengar, the MLA from Bangarmau in Unnao district, is being questioned at the CBI office here. The agency filed the First Investigation Reports […]
Unnao rape case: CBI detains accused BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar
Lucknow : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday detained BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar who has been accused with the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh, official said. Sengar, an MLA from Bangarmau seat in Unnao district, is being questioned at the CBI headquarters here. The probe agency filed has […]
Unnao case: HC raps UP government for delay in arrest of accused MLA
Lucknow : 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 […]