NEW DELHI: Bilkis Bano got justice after an unparalleled struggle for justice. The high court heard the brutality Bilkis suffered during the 2002 Gujarat riots with great seriousness. People with conscientiousness were pained when lawyer Shobha Gupta said that the three-and-a-half-year-old first child was stoned to death in front of Bilkis's eyes. Bilkis was just 21 years old when the incident took place. She was gang-raped when she was five months pregnant. Her mother and another female relative were also gang-raped and killed. The assailants are from the same area.
The 11 accused, who were murderers, gang-raped three women. They killed seven people, including children. It was not a case of sudden provocation. They attacked by calling to kill everyone. The lawyer pointed out that the Bombay High Court had found that the perpetrators were motivated by communal hatred. 14 members of Bilkis's family were killed. However, only the dead bodies of seven people were found, the lawyer said. Bilkis was afraid to face men for a long time. She was afraid of crowds and strangers. She is yet to completely come out of shock.
Justice Joseph's crucial intervention
Malayali judge Justice KM Joseph was of the opinion that he would listen to the arguments and pronounce the verdict before retiring on June 16. He was ready to hear the case even during the mid-summer vacation. However, due to his firm stance, the lawyers of the accused did not cooperate in the hearing. Justice Joseph expressed great displeasure with this. Both Gujarat and central governments were upset by his comments, including suspicions that criminals were receiving special treatment. on the bench with Joseph at that time
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