"India Supreme Court Reinstates Life Sentences for Bilkis Bano Gangrape Convicts"
TL;DR
India's Supreme Court has overturned a 2022 Gujarat government order that allowed the premature release of 11 men convicted for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots. The men, who also murdered 14 members of Bano's family, will have to return to prison within two weeks. Bano had challenged their release, stating that it had "shaken the conscience of the society." The court ruled that the state of Gujarat was not authorized to pass the remission order and emphasized the importance of upholding justice and the rule of law.
- Bilkis Bano: India Supreme Court orders gangrape convicts back to prison BBC.com
- Bilkis Bano Case News| Bilkis Bano Judgement Is Being Pronounced; Big Setback For The Convicts. CNN-News18
- India court overrules early release of 11 men in Bilkis Bano gang rape case Al Jazeera English
- Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court overturns early release of all 11 convicts | WION WION
- India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots The Associated Press
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