Top Court Rejects Gujarat Plea To Remove Bilkis Bano Case Criticism

The state had requested removal of certain remarks made against it when the top court overruled the premature release of the 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

In a big blow to the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to remove comments made in its order related to the release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.

The state had requested removal of certain remarks made against it when the top court overruled the premature release of the 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.