India•Times of India•Dec 24
'Wanted to kill myself': Unnao rape survivor protests Kuldeep Sengar bail at India Gate | Delhi News - The Times of India
\"I wanted to kill myself then and there, but I stopped after thinking about my family,\" those were the words of the Unnao rape survivor on Tuesday evening, as she sat on the lawns of India Gate hours after a Delhi high court order granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 rape case. The survivor, accompanied by her mother and women’s rights activist Yogita Bhayana, staged a protest at the Delhi landmark, saying the court’s decision had left her feeling unsafe and betrayed by the system. Speaking to news agency ANI, the survivor alleged that the timing of the bail was politically motivated, linking it to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “Injustice has been done to us. Elections are coming and he has been released on bail so that his wife can contest the polls,” she said. “If such a rape accused comes out, how will we be safe?”