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The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 9, 2026) asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to reply to a plea by the brother of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Sengar seeking an extension of interim bail by three months in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor’s father.
Jaideep Sengar, who was awarded a 10-year jail term in the case by the trial court, said his interim bail was expiring on February 11 and sought an extension, as he was suffering from oral cancer.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice on the plea and listed it for hearing on February 11.
In his application, Jaideep Sengar said he was suffering from stage IV oral cancer, a life-threatening condition, and had developed clinical signs of recurrence. The condition, his plea said, required continuous and specialised medical care. The plea informed that Jaideep Sengar, 50, has spent about four years in custody.
The High Court had given interim bail to Jaideep Sengar on July 3, 2024, which was further extended from time to time.
Kuldeep was convicted of raping the minor survivor and sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his life on December 20, 2019. The girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Kuldeep in 2017 when she was a minor.
On March 13, 2020, Kuldeep, along with his brother Jaideep Sengar, was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a trial court in Delhi in the custodial death case of the rape survivor’s father. The girl’s father was arrested at the alleged behest of the accused and died in custody on April 9, 2018, owing to alleged police brutality.
Their appeals against the trial court’s judgment are pending in the High Court.
Published – February 10, 2026 03:24 am IST
