Court Raps CBI For Delay In Unnao Case

Probe not done by woman officer, as mandated under POCSO Act: judge

A Delhi court, which on Monday found former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar guilty of raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao in June 2017, pulled up the CBI for the delay of almost a year in filing the chargesheet in a separate case of gang-rape of the victim.

District and sessions judge Dharmesh Sharma said: “In my considered opinion, this investigation has suffered from an patriarchal approach or an inherent outlook to brush the issues of sexual violence against the children under the carpet, apart from exhibiting lack of sensitivity and a humane approach. It appears that somewhere, investigation in the instant case has not been fair to the victim of crime and her family members.”