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‘Horrendous’: SC notice to Centre, Gujarat govt on Bilkis Bano plea against convicts’ premature release


The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and Gujarat government in a petition filed by Bilkis Bano against the premature release of 11 people convicted of her gangrape and murdering her family members and called the offence “horrendous”. It will hear the case extensively on April 18.

A woman holds a placard during a protest against the release of men convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, in Mumbai.(AFP file)

The court also asked the Centre and the Gujarat government to produce files relating to the remission.



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