BJP POLITICIAN CHARGED

NEW DELHI: Indian federal investigators on Wednesday charged a politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with raping a teen whose plight was ignored by police until she tried to set herself alight. The Central Bureau of Investigation charged Kuldeep Singh Sengar with the 2017 rape of a 16-year-old girl, whose father was later beaten in custody allegedly by Sengar’s brother and later died. The sense of impunity enjoyed by Sengar, a powerful BJP state lawmaker, and his brother sparked revulsion and protests across India with the public demanding justice. – AFP