Govt withdraws Unnao rape accused’s security cover

LUCKNOW:

The Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn the security cover of ruling BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping a teenage girl in Unnao last year, a top official said on Friday. Principal secretary (home) Arvind Kumar said Sengar’s Y-category security was revoked soon after an April 12 FIR of rape and kidnapping against the lawmaker, who is in CBI custody. Four policemen deployed at Sengar’s Makhi residence in Unnao and three police gunners accompanying him have been withdrawn from his service, sources told HT. The development comes after the BJP-led governments in the state and the Centre faced criticism over the handling of the Unnao rape case.