Explained: The Bilkis Bano story
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: The Bilkis Bano story

The Hindu  

The story so far: As India celebrated the 75th anniversary of Independence on Monday, 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang rape of Bilkis Yakub Rasool and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots were released from jail in Godhra. It ruled that after the conclusion of trial and passing of the judgment, all further proceedings have to be considered “in terms of the policy which is applicable in the State of Gujarat where the crime was committed and not the State where the trial stands transferred and concluded for exceptional reasons under the orders of this court.” The apex court also directed Gujarat to consider the application for premature release under the “policy dated 9th July, 1992 which was existing at the time of his conviction”. Before deciding on the remission plea, the appropriate authority “may” Application in the Bilkis Bano case The decision of the Gujarat government not only triggered public outrage over the release of rapists and murderers, but experts also pointed out inconsistencies in remission policies that enabled the convicts to walk out of jail. Defending the decision of the Gujarat government, Gujarat’s Additional Chief Secretary Raj Kumar said the guidelines did not apply in the Bilkis Bano case since the SC had directed the State to take into account the 1992 policy. He also told The Indian Express that the prisoners were granted remission after taking into consideration of their “age, nature of the crime, behaviour in prison.” Questions have also been raised on whether the Gujarat government moved to grant remission without consultation with the Centre, as required under Section 435 of the CrPC.

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Bilkis Bano case: Bengaluru Women activists demand arrest of convicts out on remission
11 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: Bengaluru Women activists demand arrest of convicts out on remission

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Members of various civil society organisations gathered at Freedom Park demanding the Gujarat government to arrest the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case and put them back in jail. Terming the Supreme Court decision as ‘positive’, activist Madhu Bhushan said, “The Supreme Court judgement is a relief to the rape survivor from the injustice done to her by the …

Bilkis Bano case: Five convicts seek more time to surrender, SC to hear plea on Jan 19
11 months, 1 week ago

Bilkis Bano case: Five convicts seek more time to surrender, SC to hear plea on Jan 19

New Indian Express  

Convict Govindbhai Nai, in his application, a copy accessed by TNIE, filed before the Supreme Court, had stated that he is the only caregiver for his ailing 88-year-old father, who is bedridden and completely dependent on him. Another convict Ramesh Chandana too in his plea requested for further time to surrender citing his young son who is of marriageable age …

Bilkis Bano and the wheels of justice
11 months, 1 week ago

Bilkis Bano and the wheels of justice

New Indian Express  

- By Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty NEW DELHI: A woman deserves respect howsoever high or low she may be otherwise considered in society or to whatever faith she may follow or any creed she may belong to. That was how the Supreme Court framed the question on remission to 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case in its preface. Fortunes …

How did India’s Supreme Court send Bilkis Bano’s rapists back to jail?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India’s Supreme Court send Bilkis Bano’s rapists back to jail?

Al Jazeera  

Modi’s government had helped set 11 convicted rapists free two years ago. India’s Supreme Court on Monday restored life prison sentences for 11 men who had raped a Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano, during the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002. The decision came after Bano and other petitioners challenged a decision by the Gujarat government, backed by Prime Minister Narendra …

Bilkis Bano thanks Supreme Court
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bilkis Bano thanks Supreme Court

The Hindu  

After the Supreme Court overturned the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts who were found guilty of the gangrape and murder of seven members of her family, Bilkis Bano said that “she felt justice” in her reaction to the apex court’s verdict. I thank the honourable Supreme Court of India for giving me, my children and women …

Bilkis Bano case: Opposition parties hail Supreme Court verdict
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bilkis Bano case: Opposition parties hail Supreme Court verdict

The Hindu  

Opposition parties across the political spectrum on Monday hailed the Supreme Court order that quashed the Gujarat government’s remission of sentence and premature release of the 11 rapists in the Bilkis Bano case, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claiming that the verdict exposed the “misdeeds” of the Home Ministry and the Gujarat government. It exposes the misdeeds of the Home …

Centre and Gujarat Govt Must Apologise to Bilkis Bano: Owaisi
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre and Gujarat Govt Must Apologise to Bilkis Bano: Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday demanded that the BJP-ruled Central and the Gujarat state governments must immediately apologise to Bilkis Bano for their support to the rapists and killers, who had attacked her and killed her family members. Speaking to reporters, Owaisi said that the Supreme Court verdict quashing the remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano …

Bilkis Bano's rapists to return to jail: What is the 2002 case? Why were the convicts freed?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bilkis Bano's rapists to return to jail: What is the 2002 case? Why were the convicts freed?

Firstpost  

Bilkis Bano must have heaved a sigh of relief today as the Supreme Court quashed the Gujarat government’s order granting remission to 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder case. A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan in its order said that the Gujarat Government had no jurisdiction to entertain the application for remission …

India court overrules early release of 11 men in Bilkis Bano gang rape case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India court overrules early release of 11 men in Bilkis Bano gang rape case

Al Jazeera  

Bano, now in her forties, was five months pregnant when she was gang-raped during the 2002 anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat state. India’s Supreme Court has quashed the remission given to 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murdering her relatives during anti-Muslim riots in the western state of Gujarat in …

Bilkis Bano Case: SC questions its own order, to hear matter today
1 year, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case: SC questions its own order, to hear matter today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court will hear pleas of Bilkis Bano and others challenging grant of remission to convicts in the gangrape and murder case. Others, including CPI leader Subhashini Ali, journalist Revati Laul, former Lucknow University vice-chancellor Roop Rekha Verma, and TMC MP Mahua Moitra, also challenged the remission through PILs. The convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder …

Bilkis Bano Case: SC Fixes Aug 7 for Final Hearing of Pleas Against Remission to Convicts
1 year, 5 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case: SC Fixes Aug 7 for Final Hearing of Pleas Against Remission to Convicts

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed August 7 for the start of the final hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The top court had on May 2 deferred the hearing …

Ahead of SC hearing, short film voices miseries of Muslim women in Gujarat
1 year, 7 months ago

Ahead of SC hearing, short film voices miseries of Muslim women in Gujarat

The Hindu  

While the Supreme Court is all set to hear a bunch of pleas challenging the remission granted to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case on May 9, Muslim women in Gujarat, through a short film, voiced that Bilkis Bano’s battle was their own battle now. The 19-minute film titled, ‘Bilkis Bano: Justice overruled’’ has images of women protesting …

Bilkis Bano Case | Union & Gujarat Govt Agree to Share Files On Remission Of 11 Life Convicts After Initially Expressing Reluctance
1 year, 7 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case | Union & Gujarat Govt Agree to Share Files On Remission Of 11 Life Convicts After Initially Expressing Reluctance

Live Law  

After initially expressing their reluctance to share information pertaining to the remission of the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, the Centre and the Gujarat government both did a volte-face and agreed to place the original records before the Supreme Court of India. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was hearing a batch of petitions …

Bilkis case: Centre, Gujarat govt tell SC they may seek review of order
1 year, 8 months ago

Bilkis case: Centre, Gujarat govt tell SC they may seek review of order

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre and the Gujarat government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that they may file a plea seeking a review of its March 27 order asking them to be ready with original files on the grant of remission to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. "The question is whether government applied its mind and what material …

Bilkis Bano case convict shares stage with BJP MP and MLA at government event
1 year, 8 months ago

Bilkis Bano case convict shares stage with BJP MP and MLA at government event

The Hindu  

One of the convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape and murder of her family members case, freed last year under Gujarat’s remission policy, has shared the stage with BJP MP Jaswant Bhabhor and his MLA brother Shailesh Bhabhor at a government event held at Limkheda in Dahod district of the State. Bhatt was seen in a photo shared by …

Bilkis Bano case convict seen sharing stage with BJP MP, MLA at Gujarat event; TMC's Mahua Moitra reacts
1 year, 8 months ago

Bilkis Bano case convict seen sharing stage with BJP MP, MLA at Gujarat event; TMC's Mahua Moitra reacts

India TV News  

One of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case released prematurely last year was seen sharing the stage on Sunday with a BJP MP and an MLA at a government programme in Gujarat. He was Image Source : FACEBOOKThe case dates back to 2002 when the communal violence erupted in Gujarat following the burning of a Sabarmati Express …

Bilkis Bano Case: SC Agrees To Constitute Bench To Hear Plea Challenging Release Of 11 Convicts
1 year, 9 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case: SC Agrees To Constitute Bench To Hear Plea Challenging Release Of 11 Convicts

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear a plea by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped during the 2002 Gujarat riots, against the remission of sentence of 11 convicts. Supreme Court agrees to constitute a bench to hear pleas challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family …

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court assures listing of matter, setting up a special bench
1 year, 9 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court assures listing of matter, setting up a special bench

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that a special bench will be constituted to hear the petition filed by Bilkis Bano, challenging the early release on remission granted to 11 convicts in the case of rape and murder during the 2002 Gujarat riots. READ | Will stand and fight again: Bilkis Bano on decision to move Supreme Court over release …

Plea Of Bilkis Bano Against Grant Of Remission To Convicts Could Not Be Heard In SC
1 year, 11 months ago

Plea Of Bilkis Bano Against Grant Of Remission To Convicts Could Not Be Heard In SC

ABP News  

The hearing on Bilkis Bano’s plea challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the gang-rape case by the Gujarat government, could not be held in the Supreme Court on Tuesday as the judges concerned were hearing a matter related to passive euthanasia as part of a five-judge Constitution bench. Bilkis Bano had moved the apex court on November …

Will stand and fight again against what is wrong: Bilkis Bano
2 years ago

Will stand and fight again against what is wrong: Bilkis Bano

The Hindu  

"I will stand and fight again, against what is wrong and for what is right," said Bilkis Bano, who has moved the Supreme Court challenging the remission and release of 11 convicts in the 2002 case related to her gangrape and murder of seven members of her family. Ms. Bano was 21 years old and five-month pregnant when she was …

Will stand and fight again, says Bilkis Bano on remission to 11 convicts
2 years ago

Will stand and fight again, says Bilkis Bano on remission to 11 convicts

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: "I will stand and fight again, against what is wrong and for what is right," said Bilkis Bano, who has moved the Supreme Court challenging the remission and release of 11 convicts in the 2002 case related to her gangrape and murder of seven members of her family. Bano was 21 years old and five-month pregnant when she …

Will stand and fight again: Bilkis Bano on decision to move Supreme Court over release of rapists
2 years ago

Will stand and fight again: Bilkis Bano on decision to move Supreme Court over release of rapists

India Today  

Bilkis Bano was 21 years old and several months pregnant when she was gangraped while fleeing the 2002 Gujarat riots. But Bilkis Bano has decided to once again fight for justice and has moved the Supreme Court against the premature release of 11 convicts- Radheshyam Shah, Jaswant Chaturbhai Nai, Keshubhai Vadaniya, Bakabhai Vadaniya, Rajibhai Soni, Rameshbhai Chauhan, Shaileshbhai Bhatt, Bipin …

Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court: What was the gang-rape case and why were the convicts released?
2 years ago

Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court: What was the gang-rape case and why were the convicts released?

Firstpost  

Bilkis Bano has moved the Supreme Court challenging the release of 11 men convicted of gang-raping her and killing her family in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The convicts were freed on 15 August by the Gujarat government under a previous remission policy Bilkis Bano has moved the Supreme Court challenging the release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped her and …

Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court against release of 11 convicts, CJI to look into
2 years ago

Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court against release of 11 convicts, CJI to look into

Hindustan Times  

Bilkis Bano on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the remission of the 11 convicts who walked free on August 15 this year. Read | Bilkis Bano case: In SC, Gujarat says convicts released for 'good behaviour' after Centre’s nod Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court against premature release of 11 convicts. Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly Election 2022, the issue …

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear fresh plea filed by NGO challenging release of convicts
2 years, 2 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear fresh plea filed by NGO challenging release of convicts

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a fresh plea moved by a women's organisation, challenging the remission of sentence and the release of convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang-rape case. The court was hearing a plea filed by the National Federation of Indian Women, challenging the remission of sentence and the release of convicts in the case. …

Release of Bilkis Bano's 'well behaved' rapists, outrage, petitions in court | A recap
2 years, 2 months ago

Release of Bilkis Bano's 'well behaved' rapists, outrage, petitions in court | A recap

India Today  

The Gujarat government had defended the early release of Bilkis Bano’s 11 rapists in the Supreme Court on Monday, citing “good behaviour” and the Centre's approval. Despite this, Bhat was allowed further parole of nearly a year - 281 days - and the jail advisory committee somehow managed to overlook this and grant him early release for “good behaviour”. I …

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against release of 11 convicts on Nov 29
2 years, 2 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against release of 11 convicts on Nov 29

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on November 29 the pleas challenging the remission of sentence and release of 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of her seven family members during the Gujarat riots. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar directed that the reply filed by …

India’s Modi government approved release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s Modi government approved release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists

Al Jazeera  

Eleven men convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots were released in August. The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the August release of 11 men convicted and sentenced to life in prison for gang-raping a Muslim woman and murdering members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat religious riots, …

Bilkis Bano's rapists released for good behaviour: Gujarat government in Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Bilkis Bano's rapists released for good behaviour: Gujarat government in Supreme Court

India Today  

Bilkis Bano’s rapists, serving life sentences, were released since they had completed over 14 years in prison and their behaviour was found to be good, the Gujarat government told the Supreme Court. The court is set to hear all the Public Interest Litigations against the release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists tomorrow. The convicts’ release set off a huge political controversy …

Convicts' Release In Bilkis Bano Case Abhorrent, Has Chilling Effect On Women Safety: NLSIU Alumni Statement
2 years, 2 months ago

Convicts' Release In Bilkis Bano Case Abhorrent, Has Chilling Effect On Women Safety: NLSIU Alumni Statement

Live Law  

In a joint statement expressing their shock and sadness at Gujarat government's decision to remit the sentences of convicts in the Bilkis Bano Case, a total of 157 alumni of India's premier law school, National Law School of India University, have called upon the Supreme Court "to do justice in the matter and send the convicts back to prison. In …

Bilkis Bano case: Activist Sandeep Pandey, three others detained in Gujarat ahead of foot march
2 years, 2 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: Activist Sandeep Pandey, three others detained in Gujarat ahead of foot march

Firstpost  

Godhra: Police have detained social activist Sandeep Pandey and three others ahead of a foot march planned on Monday to express solidarity with Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped and seven of her family members murdered during the 2002 Gujarat riots, police said. Ramon Magsaysay award recipient Pandey and other activists were scheduled to participate in the foot march, titled ‘Apologising …

Retired cop, senior bureaucrat move SC against release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
2 years, 3 months ago

Retired cop, senior bureaucrat move SC against release of Bilkis Bano case convicts

India Today  

Another petition challenging the release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case has been filed before the Supreme Court. CONVICTS RELEASED All the 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 post-Godhra Bilkis Bano gang rape case walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on August 15. The 11 accused -- Radheshyam shah, Jaswant Chaturbhai Nai, Keshubhai Vadaniya, Bakabhai Vadaniya, …

Bilkis Bano convicts flee village, kin says 'scared to be framed in false cases'
2 years, 3 months ago

Bilkis Bano convicts flee village, kin says 'scared to be framed in false cases'

India Today  

Fearing that they will be framed on false charges of rape and molestation, the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case who recently walked out of jail have fled from their village. In fact, they threatened that they will frame our people in false cases of rape, molestation and road rage.” Tired of the harassment and fearing retribution, her husband …

Justice for Bilkis Bano
2 years, 3 months ago

Justice for Bilkis Bano

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST August 15, 2022 will be remembered not only for the grand scale of celebrations of the 75th year of independence but also for a less laudable reason: on that day, the Gujarat government passed an order remitting the sentences of 11 persons convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven members of her …

AP organisations seek justice for Bilkis Bano
2 years, 3 months ago

AP organisations seek justice for Bilkis Bano

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Members belonging to joint action committee of Dignity for Women, Andhra Pradesh, submitted a memorandum to President Draupadi Murmu through NTR district collector S. Dilli Rao here on Sunday, seeking justice for Bilkis Bano. The JAC delegation was led by Dr. Chennupati Keerthi, Convenor of Dignity for Women, Sunkara Padmasri, senior AP Congress leader, and Farooq Shubli, president, Minority …

Explained | How did the Bilkis Bano convicts walk free?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | How did the Bilkis Bano convicts walk free?

The Hindu  

The story so far: There has been widespread outrage over the premature release of 11 convicts in a case relating to the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of at least seven persons, including a three-year-old child, as part of the riots in Gujarat in 2002. However, the court ruled that even though the trial took place in Mumbai, …

Horrendously wrong: 134 ex-bureaucrats write to CJI over Bilkis Bano convicts' release
2 years, 3 months ago

Horrendously wrong: 134 ex-bureaucrats write to CJI over Bilkis Bano convicts' release

India Today  

More than 130 former civil servants wrote an open letter to the Chief Justice of India against the recent release of 11 men who were convicted in the Bilkis Banor gangrape case. All 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on August 15 after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission …

"Horrendous Wrong Decision":134 Former Civil Servants Write To CJI Seeking Revocation Of Gujarat Govt. Order Releasing Bilkis Bano's Case Convicts
2 years, 3 months ago

"Horrendous Wrong Decision":134 Former Civil Servants Write To CJI Seeking Revocation Of Gujarat Govt. Order Releasing Bilkis Bano's Case Convicts

Live Law  

Former Civil Servants have written an open letter the Chief Justice of India against the premature release of 11 life convicts in the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The letter beseeches the Supreme Court to rescind the Gujarat Government's order of remission and send them back …

Bilkis Bano case: Will SC send 11 convicts back to jail? Pleas to be heard today
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: Will SC send 11 convicts back to jail? Pleas to be heard today

India Today  

The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear petitions challenging the grant of remission by the Gujarat government to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case. Eleven accused in the case were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in Mumbai in January 2008 over charges of gang rape of Bilkis Bano while she was several months pregnant and …

Bilkis Bano rape case: No justification for 'felicitation' of convicts, says Fadnavis
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano rape case: No justification for 'felicitation' of convicts, says Fadnavis

India Today  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the felicitation of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case was wrong and the act could not be justified. Initially, the Deputy Chief Minister urged the members not to raise the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, however, he criticised the much-speculated welcome that the 11 convicts received upon their release. …

Bilkis Bano rape case: TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC against release of convicts
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano rape case: TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC against release of convicts

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court challenging the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case by the Gujarat government under the remission policy. The petition has questioned Gujarat government’s power to grant release on remission, saying that since the case was probed by the CBI, the state cannot grant such release without the …

Release of Bilkis Bano case convicts | Wrong if they were felicitated, says Devendra Fadnavis
2 years, 4 months ago

Release of Bilkis Bano case convicts | Wrong if they were felicitated, says Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expressed his views on the welcome meted out to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case since they were released from prison, saying it was wrong to felicitate a person accused of a crime and there was no justification to it. Speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, the BJP leader remarked there was …

Bilkis Bano case: USCIRF condemns 'unjustified' release of 11 convicts, 'part of a pattern of impunity in India':
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: USCIRF condemns 'unjustified' release of 11 convicts, 'part of a pattern of impunity in India':

ABP News  

New Delhi: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom "strongly condemned the early and "unjustified" release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case, calling it "part of a pattern of impunity in India for those engaged in violence against religious minorities." On August 15, all the 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 case of Bilkis Bano's …

Bilkis case convicts threatened witnesses in past, show records
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis case convicts threatened witnesses in past, show records

Hindustan Times  

At least three witnesses in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case filed police complaints between 2017 and 2021 in Gujarat, alleging that at least four out of 11 convicts in the case threatened them when they were out on parole, HT has found, raising more questions about the controversial remission of the convicts’ sentences earlier this week. One First Information Report …

Bilkis Bano case | Past verdicts will hold Supreme Court in good stead to examine premature release of convicts
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano case | Past verdicts will hold Supreme Court in good stead to examine premature release of convicts

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has enough ammunition in the form of past judgments to examine the Gujarat Government’s premature release of 11 convicts who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case. Read | Muslim bodies condemn release of Bilkis Bano case convicts The State government’s decision to remit the sentence of the 11 convicts has raised …

Some convicts in Bilkis Bano case are 'Brahmins with good sanskaar', says Gujarat BJP MLA
2 years, 4 months ago

Some convicts in Bilkis Bano case are 'Brahmins with good sanskaar', says Gujarat BJP MLA

The Hindu  

Some of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case of the 2002 Gujarat riots are "Brahmins" with good 'sanskaar' or values and it is possible they may have been fixed due to their past family activities, a BJP MLA, who was a part of the State government panel that recommended remission to all the 11 men found guilty, has said. …

Bilkis Bano case: Activists, historians among 6,000 urge SC to revoke release of convicts
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: Activists, historians among 6,000 urge SC to revoke release of convicts

India Today  

Human rights activists, historians and bureaucrats among other eminent personalities have issued a statement urging the Supreme Court to revoke the early release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. CONVICTS RELEASED All the 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 post-Godhra Bilkis Bano gang rape case walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on August 15. A special …

‘Bilkis Bano convicts released against Central guidelines’
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Bilkis Bano convicts released against Central guidelines’

The Hindu  

Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLC K. Kavitha expressed serious objection over the release of Bilkis Bano case convicts, stating that it was against the guidelines issued by the Union government. Ms Kavitha said that the “decision to release the culprits of heinous crimes like rape and murder on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day has tarnished the divinity of the day.” …

Welcoming Bilkis Bano's Rapists 'Slap on the Face of Just Society', Says TRS MLC Kavitha
2 years, 4 months ago

Welcoming Bilkis Bano's Rapists 'Slap on the Face of Just Society', Says TRS MLC Kavitha

News 18  

The welcome to the rapists and murderers after they were released from jail by some people who follow a certain ideology is a slap on the face of a just society, TRS MLC Kavitha said referring to the reception the 11 convicts in the case relating to Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder of her kin during the 2002 riots, …

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