Strict punishment for powerful persons necessary in rape cases: Unnao rape survivor's sister

Strict punishment in rape cases, especially where the convict is a powerful person, is necessary so that one would not even think of committing such a crime, the Unnao rape survivor's sister said as a Delhi court on Friday sentenced expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to life imprisonment for raping the woman in 2017, when she was a minor.

"There should be strict punishment like this in such crimes, especially against powerful persons, so that no one even thinks of doing something like this with anybody's daughter, sister or wife," she told PTI.

She said justice was meted out but their fight was not over.

"We can see justice being done. We hope that like this, we get justice in the rest four cases pending in the court. The fight is not over yet," she said.

She further said, "If anyone goes on to fight against these powerful people, should their family members be killed? This is not justice."