
Bilkis Bano: Today is a new year for me, I can breathe again - Bano's comment on the court's decision
The Supreme Court on Monday said that since the trial has been transferred to Mumbai, Gujarat does not have the power to reduce the sentence.

The Supreme Court on Monday said that since the trial has been transferred to Mumbai, Gujarat does not have the power to reduce the sentence.

Bilkis Bano was a victim of rape during the 2002 riots and seven members of her family were killed.

Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi has recused herself from the Bilkis Bano case.

Bilkis Bano has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court.

Bilkis Bano was gang-raped and seven family members, including her three-year-old daughter, were killed during the post-Godhra train fire riots.

During the hearing, advocate Rishi Malhotra, appearing for one of the 11 convicts, said that the petitioners have filed an application on Thursday to prosecute these people as defendants.

Bilkis Bano is the name which is being discussed in the whole country these days.

On March 3, 2002, the family of Bilkis Bano was attacked by a mob in Randhikpur village of Limkheda taluka of Dahod district during the post-Godhra riots.