Expressing shock at the release of 11 men convicted of gangrape and murder in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, over 6,000 eminent citizens from across India wrote a letter to the Supreme Court against the remission of sentences by the Gujarat government. “The remission of sentences for the 11 men convicted of gang-rape and mass murder will have a chilling effect on every
New incriminating facts continue to emerge in the August 15 premature release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and mass murder in the 2002 Gujarat violence almost every day. The latest bit is that five of the 10-member remission committee are associated with the BJP, including two sitting MLAs.
Over 6,000 citizens, including grassroot workers and women and human rights activists, have urged the Supreme Court to revoke the remission of sentences for 11 men convicted of rape and murder in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.