Unnao case: Police probe video of cop being 'bribed' by man close to rape accused MLA

The Uttar Pradesh police ordered a probe on Friday after a policeman posted at the Sitapur jail, where rape accused MLA Kuldeep Sengar is lodged, was seen in a video allegedly being bribed by a person considered close to the legislator.

Sengar, accused of raping a minor girl from Unnao two years ago and killing two members of her family, was expelled from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.

"I have not seen the video but it has come to our knowledge. We will get the matter probed and strict action will be taken. If policemen are found guilty, they will be dismissed," Director General (DG), Prisons, Anand Kumar said here.

In the video, the policeman is seen allegedly being bribed by a man wearing kurta-pyjama outside the Sitapur jail.

The man in the video, Rinku Shukla, a panchayat member of Unnao, told reporters that he was not bribing the policeman to meet Sengar, the Bangermau MLA.

"It is my habit. I might have given money to him (policeman) for having tea as he was standing there. My intention was not to bribe him. I met Sengar inside the jail 10-15 days ago," he said.

Asked why he went to meet Sengar in jail, Shukla said, "I met him because he is our MLA. I am not in the BJP."