A Delhi court has ordered a further investigation into the 2017 Unnao rape victim and her family over allegations of forging the victim's identity documents to wrongly implicate an accused.
The order was passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhavaya Karhail, who noted 'multiple lacunas' and a 'lack of crucial witness examination' in the chargesheet submitted by the police.
The investigation and chargesheet filed were deemed insufficient to initiate trial against the victim and her family due to multiple material loopholes and the failure to record statements of crucial witnesses.
The case dates back to 2018, when the husband of an accused filed a case of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and forgery against the victim, her mother, and her uncle.
The judge directed further investigation to be carried out by a police officer not below the rank of Inspector and asked the Uttar Pradesh police to submit progress reports every fortnight.
