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Pratap Chakravarty

Gujarat riot victim 'numb' after rapists freed from prison

Activists shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the release of men convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, in New Delhi on August 18, 2022. AFP - MONEY SHARMA

India’s Gujarat has set free 11 men convicted of the gang rape of a Muslim woman and the murder of her relatives during the state's 2002 riots.

The rapists sentenced to life in prison in 2008 were greeted with sweets and garlands as they stepped out of a Gujarat jail to a hero’s welcome on Monday.

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