Bilkis Bano: Bilkis Bano Case: Sharad Pawar urges Maharashtra govt not to grant relief to 11 convicts

Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the Maharashtra government should not give any relief to the 11 convicts of Bilkis Bano case. “The Maharashtra government should not give any relief, this was a serious and heinous crime, 7 people died, what this woman (Bilkis) suffered, the kind of atrocities she had … Read more

Bilkis Bano: Bilkis Bano has finally got justice, says Sharad Pawar-led NCP after SC quashes Gujarat government’s remission order

Bilkis Bano has finally got justice, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party said after the Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of her gangrape and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in that state. “Today, Bilkis Bano finally … Read more

Bilkis Bano: Bilkis Bano case: Highlights of SC judgement in 2002 Gujarat riots case

New Delhi: Following are the highlights of the Supreme Court judgement pronounced on Monday quashing the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in the state, saying the orders were “stereotyped” and passed … Read more