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Bilkis Bano case: Relatives welcome rape convicts with sweets and hugs after release | WATCH
After spending almost 15 years in the Godhra sub-jail, the Gujarat government on Monday decided to release all 11 men who have been convicted of life imprisonment in Bilkis Bano gang rape and murdering seven members of her family in 2002 during Gujarat riots.
After spending almost 15 years in the Godhra sub-jail, the Gujarat government on Monday decided to release all 11 men who have been convicted of life imprisonment in Bilkis Bano gang rape and murdering seven members of her family in 2002 during Gujarat riots. After their release, the videos and photos started surfacing on the internet, where all the accused were seen getting greeted by their relatives with sweets and hugs and touching their feet.
The state government took the decision and allowed their release under its remission policy. One of the accused Radheshyam Shah in the case told the media that he feel good and glad to be out of jail after so many years. He said that now he will be able to meet his family members.
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Take a look at the visuals of the rape accused in Bilkis Bano case getting sweets and hugs
Bilkis Bano’s husband Yakub Rasul refused to comment on the release of all the men who were accused of Bilkis Bano gang rape. He said that they were not even being told about anything regarding this. Rasul said all he wants now is to pray for the souls of their loved ones who have lost their lives during communal riots. He said every single day he misses the presence of his family member. I always include all the dead souls in my daily prayers, Rasul added in his statement.
Human rights lawyer Shamshad Pathan on Monday night react to the release of the accused and said that there is a large number of convicts who have committed less heinous crimes as compared to Bilkis Bano’s rape and murder case, but still they continue to languish in jails without any remission. He said when the government takes such an unfair decision the hope of the victim gets diminishes.
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Salman Khan firing case: Mumbai Crime Branch arrests fifth accused
The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday made its fifth arrest in the case regarding firing at Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra.
The Mumbai Crime Brand made its fifth arrest in relation to gunfire at the Bandra home of Bollywood celebrity Salman Khan, on Tuesday. Mohammed Chaudhary, the fifth accused in the case, was taken into custody by Rajasthan police.
The inquiry indicates that on Sunday, April 14, at Galaxy Apartments, Muhammad Chaudhary assisted the two gunmen who have since been detained in carrying out the shooting event. It is said that Chaudhary gave the two shooters money and assisted them in scouting the crime scene.
Chaudhary is being brought to Mumbai today where he will be produced in the court and a demand for custody will be made, the Mumbai Crime Branch said in a statement.
Chaudhary’s arrest coincides with the continuing investigation into the shooting incident that shook Mumbai’s Bandra neighborhood. This arrest adds a new dimension to the intricate network of people connected to the attack on Salman Khan’s home.
On April 14, two attackers riding a bike opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence, the Galaxy Apartments. Before leaving the area, the two also fired rounds in the direction of Khan’s flat. After the two gunmen were captured by the police, their ties to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang came to light.
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PM Modi votes at a polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, urges people to ensure record turnout
Union minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, was present when Modi reached the polling booth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday voted at a polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in the single-phase voting for 25 seats in Gujarat. He reached the polling booth at Nishan Public School in Ranip locality of Ahmedabad city soon after the voting started at 7 am and cast his vote. The prime minister greeted people and signed autographs on his way to the polling booth.
Union minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, was present when Modi reached the polling booth. PM Modi also urged people to cast their vote in record numbers in the 3rd phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday and said their active participation will make the election more vibrant. Amit Shah was accompanied by his wife Sonal Shah, son Jay Shah other family members as they exercised their franchise.
The prime minister congratulated the Election Commission for conducting the first 2 phases of Lok Sabha polls with hardly any violence and asked the people to come out in large numbers to vote. PM Modi further added the way the Indian elections are being conducted can be a learning process for other democracies, and it has been the subject of case study for many universities.
Voting is taking place in 93 constituencies which are spread over 11 states and Union territories in the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi also posted on X in Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi. More than 1,300 candidates, including around 120 women, are contesting in the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha election.
Among the prominent leaders Union ministers Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and S P Singh Baghel (Agra) are contesting the election.
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Amit Shah says there will be jungle raj in the country if INDIA Bloc is voted to power
The Union Home Minister asserted that, if INDIA Bloc alliance comes to power, there will be a complete jungle raj in the country as well as in Bihar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that there will be jungle raj in the country if INDIA bloc partners – Congress and RJD – are voted to power. He was addressing an election rally in favour of senior BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in Bihar’s Samastipur district where he said that the latest recovery of Rs 30 crore and more from the house of a minister in Jharkhand proves INDIA bloc alliance leaders are corrupt.
The Union Home Minister asserted that, if INDIA Bloc alliance comes to power, there will be a complete jungle raj in the country as well as in Bihar. Earlier the Enforcement Directorate on Monday recovered a huge amount of unaccounted cash during searches at the premises of a domestic help who was allegedly linked to the secretary of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam.
Shah asked the people at the rally that who will be the prime minister of the INDIA bloc? He asked if Sharad Pawar would become the prime minister? Or Will Mamata Banerjee will become the PM of the country or MK Stalin or Uddhav Thackeray? He jokingly took at dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that he would like to take another name. He asked the people not to laugh and said can Rahul baba become the PM?
Shah accused the leaders of the RJD and the Congress of not attending the Ayodhya Ram temple Pran Pratishtha because of vote bank politics. He further added that RJD’s Lalu Prasad and Congress always opposed the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Shah pointed out that Congress has always opposed reservation for the backward classes. Sarairanjan block comes under the Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency where Rai is seeking a reelection. Rai, who is the NDA nominee, is up against RJD’s Alok Mehta.
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