Timeline · 6 events

1. 2017-06-04FIR REGISTEREDMilestone98%

   A teenage girl from Unnao district, UP, alleges rape by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar at his home in Lucknow. UP Police initially refuses to file FIR due to Sengar's political influence.

   LL4/6/2017IK4/6/2017
2. 2018-04-13ARREST MADEMilestone98%

   Victim's father dies in UP Police custody (charged with illegal arms possession). Victim attempts self-immolation outside CM Yogi Adityanath's residence in Lucknow. National outrage forces CBI intervention. Sengar arrested by CBI.

   NDTV13/4/2018
3. 2019-07-28ROAD ACCIDENTMilestone98%

   Victim and her two aunts critically injured in road accident when a truck collides with their car in Rae Bareli. Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance; notes Sengar's associate owned the truck. Victim's two aunts die.

   Court: Supreme Court of India

   HINDU28/7/2019SC28/7/2019
4. 2019-08-05CHARGESHEET FILEDMilestone98%

   SC orders all five cases related to victim (rape, accident, father's death, etc.) transferred to Delhi courts. Trial in Delhi fast-track court ordered to be completed in 45 days. CBI files chargesheet in road accident case naming Sengar as conspirator.

   Court: Supreme Court of India

   SC5/8/2019
5. 2019-12-16JUDGMENT DELIVEREDMilestone99%

   Tis Hazari fast-track court convicts Kuldeep Singh Sengar under POCSO Act and IPC 376 (rape). He is the first sitting BJP MLA to be convicted of rape in India. Expelled from BJP party upon conviction.

   Court: Tis Hazari Fast Track Court, Delhi

   TOI16/12/2019NDTV16/12/2019
6. 2019-12-20SENTENCE AWARDEDMilestone99%

   Kuldeep Singh Sengar sentenced to life imprisonment for rape. Additionally convicted and sentenced in road accident conspiracy case: 10 years. Both sentences to run consecutively.

   Court: Tis Hazari Fast Track Court, Delhi

   HINDU20/12/2019