Why Bilkis rapists have been sent back to jail: 5 key questions the SC considered and answered | Explained News

Why Bilkis rapists have been sent back to jail: 5 key questions the SC considered and answered | Explained News

The Supreme Court has struck down the Gujarat government’s remission orders that allowed the early release of 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case of 2002. A Bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan on Monday (January 8) said the Gujarat government’s August 10, 2022 decision to remit the convicts’ sentences …

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Rahul Gandhi slams ‘arrogant’ BJP after SC’s Bilkis Bano case verdict: ‘Tendency to kill justice…’

Rahul Gandhi slams ‘arrogant’ BJP after SC’s Bilkis Bano case verdict: ‘Tendency to kill justice…’

Bilkis Bano case: The Supreme Court of India on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission and early release to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case. The decision was hailed by many political leaders including Rahul Gandhi who called it a “victory of justice”. Rahul Gandhi took to microblogging site X …

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