The Unnao rape case saw an allegation that lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar had raped a 17-year old girl in 2017 . In 2018 , the alleged victim 's father was jailed under the Arms Act , and died in prison after being allegedly beaten up by Sengar 's brother and several others . Also in 2018 , a witness to the alleged assault , Yunus , died and was immediately buried by his family with no autopsy and no communication to police or investigators . Yunus ' wife and family said Yunus had been ill and died a natural death . The uncle of the alleged victim was arrested and jailed in 2018 due to an 18 year old gun-firing case . In 2019 , a truck with blackened license plates hit the car in which the alleged victim and others were riding in . As a result , the victim 's paternal and maternal aunts were killed . The alleged victim and her lawyer were critically injured . The police officers assigned to provide security for the alleged victim were not present , with the explanation that there was no space in the car in which the alleged victim was travelling in
Unnao rape case
Unnao rape case
Rape in India