New Delhi:Bilkis Bano has been pushed to the Supreme Court. He had appealed against the release of the perpetrators of the 2002 gangrape case from jail. The apex court dismissed the plea on Saturday.
Eleven people were sentenced to life imprisonment for gangraping Bilkis and killing her family members during the 2002 Godhra violence. But on August 15, the rapists were released on the orders of the Gujarat government. The rapists were welcomed with the honour of heroes by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. After that, the winds of discontent began to blow across the country. does. Bilkis Bano had moved the Supreme Court against the Gujarat government’s decision. However, his plea was rejected today.
It is learned that the Supreme Court had decided to release the rapists under the 1992 rule of remission of sentence. In August this year, the Gujarat government released 11 rapists. Bilkis Bano appealed for a review of the Supreme Court’s decision. However, Bilkis is not alone, several petitions were filed in the apex court seeking review of the decision. Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra had also made a similar plea. But on this day, Bilkis played a blow to the Supreme Court.
