the judgment has been welcomed by belkis bono s lawyer and also by members of her family who say that they ve they are relieved. we are yet to hear from ms bano herself, butjust to take you back to the history of this case. this was an attack that occurred during the religious violence in gujarat in 2002. it was a mob of hindu men who attacked ms bano and herfamily. they were convicted of gang raping ms bano, who was pregnant at the time, and murdering 1a members of her family. they were then convicted and given a life sentence. in august 2022, the gujarat state government ordered the release of these men. when they were released, i think one of the things that really prompted outrage here in india is that they were almost given a hero s welcome. heroes welcome. there were family members who gave them sweets, who touched their feet as a mark of respect and also paints a picture of the deepening polarisation