Of the remaining 8 convicts, 5 are from OBCs, 2 from SC, one is Baniya. Internet slams BJP MLA CK Raulji's comments on the accused being 'sanskari Brahmins', calls them 'shameful'.
In Ahmedabad's Naroda & Naroda Patiya — where a mob allegedly killed over 97 people during 2002 riots — Muslim families are angry about the convicts' release, but don’t want to rock the boat.
Release of 11 people convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case has triggered nationwide outrage, with political parties — with the exception of BJP & AAP — criticising the move.
Most of the 11 convicts released, returned to Gujarat's Singvad, which now wears a nonchalant, but uneasy calm. The village was also home to Bano’s family till 2002. Her uncle still lives there.
Citizens, including human rights activists, said early release of the convicts strengthens the impunity of all men who commit rape & acts of violence against women.
New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...
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