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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Sumit Khanna

Eleven convicted of gang-rape in 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots go free

FILE PHOTO: Flower petals scattered by the relatives of Godhra riots victims are pictured at the doorsteps of a train carriage, that was set on fire in 2002, during the commemoration of the 12th anniversary of Godhra riots at Godhra in the western Indian state of Gujarat February 27, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/File Photo

Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from the victim's husband, lawyers and politicians.

The men were convicted in early 2008 and released from jail in Panchmahals in the western state of Gujarat on Monday, when India celebrated 75 years since the end of British rule.

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