11 Men Convicted in Bilkis Bano Gang-Rape Case Ordered to Surrender by Supreme Court
Mumbai, India – Former Justice UD Salvi, who convicted 11 men for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members in 2008, expressed regret that he was unable to give them the death penalty due to the nature of the offense. The Supreme Court recently overturned the Gujarat government’s decision to grant early release to the 11 accused and ordered them to surrender to the jail authorities within two weeks. In …