All 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered late on Sunday night at Godhra sub-jail in Gujarat's Panchmahal district in keeping with the deadline imposed by the Supreme Court.
"All 11 convicts have surrendered before jail authorities late Sunday night," said local Crime Branch Inspector N.L. Desai.
The top court had on January 8 annulled the remission the Gujarat government granted to the 11 convicts in the high-profile case while slamming the State for being "complicit" with the accused and abusing its discretion. It ordered the convicts, who were released prematurely on Independence Day in 2022, to go back to jail within two weeks.
