NEW DELHI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- A special court in Delhi on Monday found a former lawmaker belonging to India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh Kuldeep Singh Sengar guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor, and then intimidating the victim.
The quantum of punishment would be announced by the court later this week.
Sengar belonged to the country's main ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but was expelled from the party a few months ago.
The victim was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Sengar in 2017 when she was a minor. The court had also framed charges against his co-accused Shashi Singh in the case.
Sengar, a four-time BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh's Bangermau area in Unnao district, was expelled from the party in August 2019.
The court on Aug. 9 framed charges against him under various sections of the law of the land.
On July 28 this year, the victim woman, who had accused Sengar of rape, was severely injured after the car in which she was travelling was hit by a truck. Two of her aunts were killed in the accident and her family had alleged foul play.
