Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against premature release of 11 convicts today
The Gujarat government had granted remission to 11 convicts on August 10 last year following which they walked free on August 15, 2022.
The Gujarat government had granted remission to 11 convicts on August 10 last year following which they walked free on August 15, 2022.
A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar tagged the matter with the main petition pending before the apex court.
The former Union finance minister also dismissed as a non-issue the controversy over the alleged misuse of INS Viraat by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
While their Lordships cautioned against living in the past, it is also vital not to forget how a pregnant Bilkis was gang-raped, saw a daughter’s head being smashed, several members of her family, slaughtered and she was left for dead and only some tribal folk provided her succour.
Battle was never for revenge, but for justice, Bilkis Bano says on the life sentence given to the 11 persons convicted in her case
The Godhra train burning scene was shot at Western Railway's Pratapnagar station and a set was built for it near the Coach Care Centre there.
