India’s BJP party expels rape suspect

A teenage rape case that has rocked India will be examined by the country’s top court, the chief justice said Wednesday, days after the alleged victim was critically hurt in a suspicious car crash. The 19-year-old is fighting for her life in hospital after the car she was in was smashed by a truck on Sunday, killing two of her aunts and severely injuring her lawyer.

It was the latest tragedy to befall her family since she accused lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of raping her at his home in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh state in 2017.

In the latest twist to the case, the girl’s family wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India two weeks ago alleging threats against their lives.

But Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the first time he had heard about the letter was via the media, as he called for it to be handed to him.

“The letter has not been placed before me and newspapers flashed yesterday that the CJI (Chief Justice of India) did not act,” he said. Gogoi also asked on a status report on the case, and is expected to look into the matter further on Thursday, he added.

Indias BJP party expels rape suspect

A teenage rape case that has rocked India will be examined by the countrys top court, the chief justice said Wednesday, days after the alleged victim was critically hurt in a suspicious car crash. The 19-year-old is fighting for her life in hospital after the car she was in was smashed by a truck on Sunday, killing two of her aunts and severely injuring her lawyer. It was the latest tragedy to befall her family since she accused lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of raping her at his home in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh state in 2017. In the latest twist to the case, the girls family wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India two weeks ago alleging threats against their lives. But Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the first time he had heard about the letter was via the media, as he called for it to be handed to him. The letter has not been placed before me and newspapers flashed yesterday that the CJI (Chief Justice of India) did not act, he said. Gogoi also asked on a status report on the case, and is expected to look into the matter further on Thursday, he added.