New Delhi : Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was on Monday convicted by Tis Hazari court here for kidnapping and rape of a minor girl in Unnao in 2017.
However, Sengar’s co-accused Shashi Singh has been acquitted of all charges.
The woman was kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017 when she was a minor.
Sengar, who represents Unnao district’s Bangermau constituency in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, has been in jail since April 2018 in connection with the case.
Sengar, a four-time MLA , was expelled from the BJP in August 2019.