Bilkis Bano gangrape case News
The Supreme Court had asked the Gujarat government whether uniform standards, as followed in other cases of murder, were applied while granting remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.
11 men convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case walked out of Godhra jail last year after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy.
The investigation in the case was handed over to the CBI and the trial was transferred to a Maharashtra court by the Supreme Court.
Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped and seven members of her family slaughtered during the 2002 Gujarat riots, has challenged the pre-mature release of 11 rape convicts by the BJP-led Gujarat government.
The SC will hear pleas against the release of 11 convicts in the case
All convicts were released by the Guj govt on this Independence day
Their release has been challenged in the SC
The former Congress chief was apparently referring to the prime minister's Independence Day speech on August 15, where he had asked Indians to take a pledge not to do anything that lowers the dignity of women.
Bilkis Bano was gang raped and seven members of her family were killed in Gujarat in 2002. The accused in the case were arrested in 2004.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted six weeks time to the Gujarat government for apprising it on whether any disciplinary action has been initiated against policemen convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday questioned the Gujarat government over re-employment of cops and doctors convicted of tampering evidence in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case. Seeking answers, the top court also asked what actions have been taken by the state against the convicted persons – five policemen and two doctors.
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