Bilkis Bano, the lady who survived the most heinous crime in the 2002 Gujarat riots said that it is truly New Year for her after the Supreme Court ruled that the 11 convicts who were released from jail should return to jail.
The 11 men who were responsible for gangraping her and killing her family members will soon be behind bars once again. They. have been given two weeks time to surrender. . The Supreme Court held that the Gujarat government acted without application of mind. The state had no competency to release the men as the trial was held in Maharashtra and not in Gujarat.
Shah Bano is relieved with this order passed by the Supreme Court and said that she wept tears of relief, smiled and hugged her children as she feels that a big weight has been lifted from her chest and she can breathe again. She thanked the Supreme Court of India for giving hope to women and children and for ensuring equal justice for all.
