Blow to Bilkis Bano as Top Court Dismisses Her Review Plea Challenging Release of 11 Rape Convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday turned down a plea filed by Gujarat gangrape victim Bilkis Bano against the premature release of 11 convicts serving life sentence for gangraping her during the 2002 riots. The released convicts were given a rousing welcome in their hometown and the images of rapists being garlanded sparked massive national outrage. The petitioner had