jaya and her family are from unnao, the area kuldeep sengar represented in the state legislative assembly were neighbors. what's happening? somehow, word of our visit had reached the village. even though sengar's in pron, he and his family still control the area. they explained they didn't want anyone associated with sengar or his family to see them wit foreign journalists. you're scared of being killed? >> he will not forgive anyone if someone's against him, against kuldeep singh sengar. >> navai: right. >> yeah. >> navai: someone who has known sengar for years agreed to speak to me, as long as we concealed his identity. >> (speaking hindi): >> navai: in june 2017, jaya, then 16 years old, was asked to visit sengar's house for a job interview. in her court testimony, she described what happened next. >> the door opened. we reached the courtyard. sengar caught me by my hand and dragged me to his room. he stripped me of my clothes. he clod the door and subjected me to a sexual assault. when i opposed, he said, "if you raise a voice, i will murder you." >> navai: jaya has testified initiall

truthful, and of sterling quality. >> this case came to the conclusion with the finding that kuldeep sengar navai: sengar received life in prison for jaya's rape, and ten years for manslaughter. seven others, including two police officers, were also sent to prison for their roles in the killing of jaya's father. the men charged with kidnapping and gang-raping jaya are still awaiting trial. >> it's incredible how strong- willed this woman is. to see death so close, to see your family being consumed by a complaint that you are raising, and to still be at it, how you are, i think that's why it's significant. it's a stunning, stunning story. ♪ ♪ >> navai: nine months later, another alarming rape case, in the hathras area of uttar pradesh, raised more allegations of political cover-up. we're about to meet a journalist, nidhi suresh, who's been investigating the hathras alleged gang rape and the alleged cover-ups, and she says she's got information to share with us. in september 2020, she spotted tweets from a family asking for help because their 19-year-old daughter manisha valmiki said she'd be