India top court orders ex-lawmaker to stay in jail over rape

India’s Supreme Court has put on hold a controversial order that had suspended the life sentence of a former lawmaker convicted of raping a teenager. Kuldeep Singh Sengar, formerly of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was found guilty in 2019 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. But last week, the [...] The post India top court orders ex-lawmaker to stay in jail over rape appeared first on Kahawatungu .