Eleven Hindu men were released after 15 years in prison and sentenced to life imprisonment. They got it for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman during the Hindu-Muslim riots of 2002.
as he wrote CNNThe court ordered their early release. According to the publication, this caused condemnation from the victim’s widow, lawyers and politicians.
The men were convicted in early 2008 and released from prison in Panchmahalsa in the western state of Gujarat.
The violence in Gujarat was one of the worst religious revolts in India. More than 1000 people were killed at that time – almost all Muslims.
Gujarat was then led by the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, as Chief Minister and is still led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
County Prison Advisory Committee recommended that they be released after 15 years in detention for good behavior
“The truth is, they spent about 15 years in prison and were entitled to a pardon,” the judge said.
Indian law allows convicts to request their release after 14 years in prison.
It was previously reported that residents of the Kurgan region. blame in the gang rape of a peasant.