The rape survivor further said: “I do not know what was going on in the judge’s mind while granting him (Sengar) bail. Only the judge knows how much sympathy was shown towards him.” She said the accused was shown undue leniency while the victim continued to suffer.

In a statement issued shortly after the Supreme Court’s order, Aishwarya Senger said the defence was not even allowed to advance arguments on the merits. “We couldn’t even start arguing on the merits of the case today, because she has changed her statement several times.

At the naval base in Karwar, Karnataka, President Draupadi Murmu boarded the Indian Navy submarine INS Vagsheer on December 28, 2025, and went on a special underwater journey, known as a sortie.