Bilkis Bano: India Supreme Court cancels release of 2002 riots rapists - BBC News

The early release of 11 men who raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family caused global outrage.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bilkis Bano has said she wants her attackers to understand the severity of their crimeBy Geeta PandeyBBC News, DelhiEleven men freed early after being found guilty of gang raping a pregnant Muslim woman must be returned to prison, India's Supreme Court has said.

Part of a Hindu mob, the men were serving life terms for the attack on Bilkis Bano, as well as the murder of 14 of her family members, during anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002.

However, they were released in August 2022 by order of Gujarat's government.

The order, and the celebrations as they left prison, caused global outrage.

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