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In 2023, every second convict in Haryana jails walked out on temporary release

February 11, 2024

The system of frequent, temporary release of convicts from Haryana's prisons has come under scanner due to the repeated release of rape and murder convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

India General Uttar Pradesh Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Dera Sacha Sauda Ram Rahim Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee

Source: indianexpress.com

Bilkis Bano case: Gujarat govt had no jurisdiction to consider convicts' application for early release, says SC

January 9, 2024

Setting aside the "stereotyped and cyclostyled" remission orders passed by the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court on Monday asked 11 gang-rape and murder convicts in Bilkis Bano case to surrender before the jail authorities concerned within a period of two weeks.

Ujjal Bhuyan Bilkis Bana Asma Shafique Shaikh Subhashini Ali Bilkis Bano National Federation Of Indian Women

Source: ibtimes.co.in

Bilkis Bano case: Protests held in several parts of India against release of all 11 convicts

August 27, 2022

Demonstrations were held in Karnataka, Delhi and Maharashtra, among other states.

United States Madhya Pradesh Jantar Mantar Chandrima Bhattacharya Ruta Awhad Shabana Azmi

Source: scroll.in

'They are Brahmins...have good values': BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano gangrape convicts

August 18, 2022

CK Raulji, who was part of the panel that recommended the release of the 11 men said that in cases of communal violence, innocent persons are often targeted.

Raj Kumar Dilip Mandal Y Sathish Reddy Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Audrey Truschke Bilkis Bano