The eleven men sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case, walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Government of Gujarat approved their release under its remission policy on Monday, 15 August, said officials.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (EFE).- The release of 11 prisoners convicted of raping a Muslim woman during religious riots in India, despite them being sentenced to life terms, on Tuesday trigger outrage in the country, with politicians and activists condemning the lenience shown towards these crimes. The 11, convicted for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano …