India, Dec. 25 -- A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order granting bail to accused Kuldeep Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.

The Delhi HC had suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Sengar, granting him bail in the case.

The plea was filed by two women lawyers - Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar - and seeks the setting aside of the HC order that gave relief to the accused, ANI news agency reported.

The two lawyers have, in their petition, argued that the high court, in its ruling, had ignored material prosecution evidence which demonstrated the extreme brutality of the crimes, the accused's criminal tendencies, and his misuse of financial influence and muscle power.

The plea further su...