The Unnao rape survivor and her mother expressed deep mistrust toward the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday.
Unnao Rape Case: In the latest development in the Unnao rape case, the rape survivor and her mother stated that they have deep anguish and mistrust towards the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday. They voiced deep mistrust towards the agency even as it moved to the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Delhi High Court which suspended the life sentence of the main accused and former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The court also granted him bail.
What Did Unnao Rape Case Survivor’s Mother Say?
The victim’s mother, reacting to the development, stated that officials of CBI should meet her, saying that trust would come only through direct engagement.
“If CBI meets us, only then will we trust them. How can we trust them otherwise? We have not discussed CBI. We have only said that the Investigating Officer met them. He was talking to Kuldeep Sengar’s daughter. When we asked him whether he knew the victim, he said, ‘Why would I know her?’ He said this in a crowded court,” she news agency ANI.
What Did The Unnao Rape Case Survivor Say?
She has slammed CBI, stating that it has failed to stand firmly with her.
“Had the CBI stood with my lawyer, we wouldn’t have had to see this day. We would have won, and they would have lost,” she said. Describing the impact of the case on her family, the survivor added, “Their family is bursting crackers. But ask my family. My father was killed. My husband and I were fired from our jobs. What will we eat? Where do we go? I have two newborns,” she said.
She further claimed that her family suffered a lot, and the accused was given leniency.
“This is an injustice that one family was intimidated while the other person was given a free pass,” she said, making sharp allegations against the judiciary.
Unnao Rape Case
On Friday, the investigative agency challenged the Delhi High Court’s December 23, 2025, order by filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court. The order suspended Sengar’s life sentence pending appeal and granted him bail.
Sengar, who is the main accused, was convicted in 2019 in the case. The court slapped him with life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 25 lakh.
Even after the bail, Sengar will continue to remain behind bars as he is serving a 10-year sentence in another murder-related case.
The High Court’s ruling has sparked strong backlash from the victim’s family and opposition leaders, increasing demands for the Supreme Court to step in.
