SC to hear plea challenging release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists by Gujarat govt

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case more than a week after they walked free. The Supreme Court said it would look into the request to take up the case for urgent hearing. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana took note of the submissions of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and lawyer Aparna Bhat against the grant of remission. Sibal clarified that their plea is on the principles on the basis of which Gujarat government has released the convicts, and not the apex court's order that paved the way for it. Watch this video for more details.