The state governments petition, filed on Tuesday, demands the removal of adverse comments directed at its conduct concerning the premature release of 11 convicts involved in the Bilkis Bano case. These remarks, it contends, have unfairly tainted its reputation.
Pradip Ramanlal Modhia, one of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, has been granted a five-day parole by the Gujarat High Court after the death of his father-in-law.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions by the 11 men - who were convicted of raping Bilkis Bano, and murdering her family, during the 2002 Godhra riots - seeking more time before they surrender to the authorities and are sent back to jail.
New Delhi: Three convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in Gujarat moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking extension of.