Congress-JDU Anger On Gujarat Govt. Over the Release Of 11 Bilkis-Bano Rape Convicts | Mirror Now

On Monday, all eleven of the defendants who had been given life sentences in the 2002 post-Godhra Bilkis Bano gang rape case were released from the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government approved their release under its policy of remission.On January 21, 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai sentenced the eleven defendants to life in prison on the charges of gang rape and the murder of seven Bilkis Bano family members. The Bombay High Court later upheld their conviction.One of these prisoners, who had already served more than 15 years in prison, went before the Supreme Court and pleaded for an early release.#bilkisbanogangrape #policyofremission #latestnewsRead More