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Delhi Ruling on Lawmakers’ Liability Draws Protests as Dashcam Rape Case and Abuse Claims Intensify Reform Demands

Petitions now seek Supreme Court clarity after the High Court said an MLA was not a ‘public servant’ under IPC/POCSO.

Overview

  • The Delhi High Court suspended ex-MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s sentence, relying on the 1984 A.R. Antulay precedent to exclude elected representatives from the IPC/POCSO ‘public servant’ definition.
  • Women’s groups demonstrated outside the High Court, the Unnao survivor was present under security, and petitions along with a planned CBI challenge have been moved to the Supreme Court.
  • In Udaipur, police arrested a company CEO and two others after dashcam audio and medical reports supported an IT manager’s gang-rape complaint, with senior officers seeking remand and probing possible intoxication.
  • In Bangladesh’s Rajbari district, Hindu youth Amrit Mondal died after a mob assault, with police calling it crime-related as victims’ advocates dispute that account as communal in nature.
  • In Agra, three policemen were suspended and an ACP was transferred after a detainee alleged third‑degree torture that fractured both legs, and human-rights authorities sought a formal report.