The release of 11 Muslim rapists after confirmation by the Indian government

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEWDELHI – Government India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to release 11 men who were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for raping a pregnant Muslim woman. The attacker also killed 14 family members, according to court documents.

Reported from The New Arabs, On Wednesday (19/10/2022), the detainees were part of the Hindu mafia which attacked Bilkis Bano during the religious riots in Gujarat state in 2002.

They were released from prison on August 15, India’s Independence Day, and were greeted with sweets and flowers outside the prison.

Their release sparked widespread outrage at the time and was contrasted with Prime Minister Modi’s Independence Day speech in which he championed respect for women.

The letter accepting their release came from India’s Home Ministry, led by Amit Shah, a close associate of Modi and Amit Shah, and was posted on The Leaflet’s official website.

It was not clear at the time that the central government had approved their release.

According electrical outlets According to India’s NDTV news, the convicts had been out of prison for years on parole before being officially released in August. They served 14 years in prison.

The Indian Home Ministry’s approval came on July 11, just two weeks after the Gujarat regional government requested their release.

Bilkis Bano was five months pregnant when her family, including her 3-year-old daughter, was murdered and she was raped by a man during communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.

At that time, the country was ruled by Narendra Modi, who was repeatedly accused of sedition and inaction due to the killing and looting of sectarian mobs across the state.

Modi, who became prime minister in 2014, has repeatedly been accused of stoking an atmosphere of hatred and Hindu nationalism in India that seeks to alienate the country’s Muslim minority.