Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn the security cover of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in Unnao last year.
The government official said Sengar’s Y-category security was revoked soon after an April 12 FIR of rape and kidnapping against the lawmaker, who is in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Four policemen deployed at Sengar’s Makhi residence in Unnao and three police gunners accompanying him have been withdrawn from his service, as per information.
The development comes after the BJP-led governments in the state and the Centre faced criticism over the handling of the Unnao rape case, which has sent shock waves across the country.