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Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against release of 11 convicts on Nov 29
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on November 29 the pleas challenging the remission of sentence and release of 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang-rape…
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India rarely saw accountability of state in targeted violence, says Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Sunday said the country has rarely seen accountability of the state as far as targeted violence is concerned and added that survivors and citizens supporting them…
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Charge sheet against Teesta Setalvad, two others for `fabricating evidence’
Ahmedabad: A special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday submitted a charge sheet against activist Teesta Setalvad, retired Director General of Police R B Sreekumar and former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a case…
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Bilkis Bano case witness allegedly receives threats from convict; seeks action
A witness in the Bilkis Bano case has written to the Chief Justice of India UU Lalit stating that he received death threats from one of the convicts and sought suitable legal…
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Political motive behind release of Bilkis Bano convicts: JIH
New Delhi: Islamic organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday alleged political motive behind the release of Bilkis Bano’s convicts. Addressing a press conference, JIH Vice-President Engineer Saleem said: “The role of the…
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Supreme Court grants interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad after Gujarat police arrested her for allegedly fabricating documents to frame officials including then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi…
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Gujarat riots: SC disposes of pleas seeking proper probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrapped up its proceedings in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riot cases, as it disposed of ten petitions, including a plea filed by the National Human…
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Bilkis Bano case: Mahua Moitra moves SC against convicts’ release
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday challenging the BJP-led Gujarat government’s decision to release the 11 convicts guilty of gang raping Bano and mass murdering…
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Supreme Court to consider Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea on Aug 25
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Gujarat government on the bail plea by activist Teesta Setalvad, after she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking officials,…
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CPI (Maoists) condemn release of life convicts in Bilkis Bano’s case
The CPI (Maoist) condemned the release of the 11 convicts who were involved in the Gujarat Riots of 2002 and were convicted for the rape of Bilkis Bano and the gruesome murder…
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Give back my right to live without fear: Bilkis appeals to Gujarat govt
Two days after the release of 11 men who were found guilty of committing mass murder and gang rape of family members of Bilkis Bano in the 2002 Gujarat riots, a distraught…
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‘The message is clear..’: Owaisi slams PM Modi over release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
New Delhi: The Opposition parties on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of 11 people convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case of the…
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With her rapists out of jail, Bilkis Bano’s ordeal is far from over
As India entered her 76th year of independence, so did 11 convicts who stepped out to freedom after completing more than 15 years of jail time. According to a PTI report, these…
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Got to know of their release through media: Bilkis Bano’s husband
Ahmedabad: A day after 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for Bilkis Bano’s gang rape and murder of seven of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots walked out of jail, her…
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2002 riots: Setalvad, Sreekumar denied bail for ‘fabricating documents’
Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Ahmedabad on Saturday denied bail to activist Teesta Setalvad and former DGP R B Sreekumar, arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in 2002 riots…
