'Stripped Of Our Dignity': Kuldeep Sengar's Family After SC Stays Bail Order

The Supreme Court on Monday paused a Delhi High Court order that had granted bail to former BJP MLA and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Following the order, Sengar’s daughters, Aishwarya

and Ishita, publicly claimed that their family has faced years of social harassment and has not been given a fair hearing.

The top court clarified that Sengar would remain in jail as he is already serving a sentence in another criminal case. It also noted that the matter involved serious questions of law and that the bail order would not take effect until further hearing.

Aishwarya Alleges Key Facts Ignored

Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Aishwarya Sengar alleged that her family was not allowed to place its arguments before the court and that important facts were ignored.

“I’ve been fighting for justice for eight years, but maybe the sorrows of me and my family mean nothing. We have been stripped of our dignity, our peace, and even of our fundamental right to be heard. Still hope for justice,” she said.

Aishwarya claimed that the survivor had changed her statement several times regarding the timing of the alleged incident.

“We were not even allowed to argue on the merits of the case today. The survivor has changed the timing several times — first 2 pm, then 6 pm, and finally 8 pm,” she said.

She also pointed to medical and technical evidence, stating that an AIIMS medical board had concluded the survivor was over 18 years of age at the time of the incident. Referring to Call Detail Records, she said, “It has come on record that the CDR locations show she was not present at the place of the alleged incident and that she herself was on a call at the alleged time.”

Aishwarya further said her father was not present during the custodial death of the survivor’s father and has only been charged under conspiracy provisions. She also rejected claims of multiple witness deaths and urged responsible reporting.

“I request that the media not spread any misinformation,” she said.

Ishita’s Open Letter

Earlier in the day, Ishita Sengar wrote an open letter addressed to the “Hon’ble Authorities of the Republic of India”, saying she felt “exhausted, frightened and slowly losing faith”.

“I am writing this letter as a daughter who is exhausted, frightened, and slowly losing faith, but still holding on to hope because there is nowhere else left to go,” she wrote.

She said the family chose silence for years because they trusted institutions. “We chose silence not because we were powerful, but because we believed in institutions,” she wrote, adding that her family had been “drained financially, emotionally, and physically”.

Ishita also claimed she received rape and death threats online over the years, which eventually forced her into silence.

Court’s Observations

A three-judge bench stayed the High Court’s order, noting that although bail orders are rarely paused once a convict is released, this case involved “peculiar facts” as Sengar remains jailed in another matter. The court also warned against media trials and public pressure, stressing that legal battles must be fought in court.

The Supreme Court has issued notice to Sengar and will hear the case again in the last week of January.