Bilkis Bano gangrape: 11 get life term

A special court in Mumbai sentenced 11 persons to life imprisonment for their involvement in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, which took place during the 2002 communal riot in Gujarat. The convicts were also charged of murdering eight people. Another convict, Somabhai Gori, a police official, has been sentenced to 3 years' rigorous imprisonment. Seven persons were acquitted, while one accused died during the trial.

Bilkis was raped when she was travelling with a group of 17 people from Chaparwad to Panivela. Eight persons were killed, while six other went missing after the brutal attack by a group of mob. Bilkis, who was six months pregnant, was gangraped. The case was transferred to Mumbai on her request.