BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger, main accused in Unnao rape case, detained by CBI

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the accused in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in Unnao, was detained by CBI on Friday. The development comes a day after the Uttar Pradesh government handed over the cases of alleged rape and subsequent death of her father in judicial custody to the CBI. On Thursday, an FIR was filed against Kuldeep Singh Sengar and he was subsequently booked by the UP Police on various charges under the IPC, including rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation.