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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order suspending the life sentence of Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Reacting to the SC’s decision, Kuldeep’s daughter Ishita Sengar shared an emotional post on social media.
In her post on X, Ishita emphasised the prolonged humiliation and threats that she and her family have continued to face over the past eight years. She questioned their “influence” if mockery, exhaustion, and fear continue to haunt them relentlessly. The apex court on Monday not only halted Kuldeep’s suspension of life imprisonment but also highlighted that he cannot walk free, pointing out that he is already serving a sentence in a separate murder case. Ishita’s reaction reflects two contrasting sides of the same story, exposing the grey realities of society.
Ishita’s post opens with an account of prolonged suffering and an urgent plea for “justice.” She emphasised how the case has reduced her to the identity of “the daughter of a BJP MLA.” She said her father’s ordeal has left a permanent mark on her life. “As if that alone makes me undeserving of fairness, dignity, or even the right to speak. People who have never met me, never read a single document, never looked at a single court record, have decided that my life has no value,” she added.
In the post, she also highlighted the countless times she received rape and death threats, reiterating that her heart aches when she realises that no one seems to care about her existence.
She further pointed to the silence her family has maintained over the years, stating, “Not because the facts were weak. Not because the evidence was lacking. But because our truth was inconvenient.”
Highlighting her shattered state of mind, Ishita wrote, “Watching this unfold has shaken me deeply. If truth can be drowned so easily by outrage and misinformation, where does someone like me go? If pressure and public frenzy begin to overshadow evidence and due process, what protection does an ordinary citizen truly have?
“I am not writing this letter to threaten anyone. I am not writing this letter to gain sympathy. I am writing because I am terrified and because I still believe someone, somewhere, will care enough to listen.”
Ishita ended her post by saying, “I am a daughter who still believes in this country. Please do not make me regret that faith.” She signed off as, “A daughter still waiting for justice.”
