Murder charges filed against legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who the woman’s family alleges organised the collision.
An Indian teenager who accused a senior politician of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of rape is fighting for her life after being critically injured in a crash that killed two of her relatives, raising suspicions of foul play. Police official Rajeev Krishna said on Monday the 19-year-old woman and her lawyer were in a hospital battling for their lives after a truck hit the car in which they were travelling on Sunday.
The woman’s two aunts, who were also in the car, were killed in the collision, Krishna said. One of the aunts killed was a witness in the rape case, which has highlighted lawlessness in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Both the driver and the owner of the truck had been arrested, the police official added. The case of rape against legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar in India’s most populous state has caused an embarrassment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP.
In April last year, the woman had tried to set herself on fire outside the official residence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying the police had refused to register her complaint.
“Our inquiry is going on and we will look into the family’s allegations,” Krishna told reporters in Lucknow, the state capital.
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, May 3, 2026
