Bilkis Bano rape case: HC upholds life term for 11 convicts
The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of 11 convicts in 2002 Bilkis Bano rape case and upheld their life imprisonment. The CBI's appeal demanding the death penalty for three convicts has also been dismissed. During 2002 Gujarat riots, pregnant Bilkis Bano was gang raped and 14 members of her family, including her 3-year-old daughter, were brutally murdered.