By PTI
DAHOD: A resident of Randhikpur village in Gujarat’s Dahod district the place Bilkis Bano was gang raped and 7 members of her household killed throughout the 2002 riots, on Tuesday claimed many Muslims have left the village over the protection concern following the discharge of the 11 life-term convicts.
Police have elevated safety in Randhikpur as the boys launched from the jail hail from a neighbouring village, however dominated out any exodus by villagers.
The 11 convicts have been launched on August 15 underneath the Gujarat authorities’s remission coverage after serving 15 years in jail within the Bilks Bano case.
Shahrukh Sheikh, a resident of Randhikpur, stated 70 Muslim households live in worry whereas many others have moved out and began staying with their relations and well-wishers in different areas.
“We are scared. Several people have left the village out of fear of violence from the side of the convicts after their release. We have appealed to the collector to put the convicts behind bars and provide safety to the villagers,” stated Sheikh, who works as a day by day wager.
In the memorandum handed over to the Dahod district collector on Monday, villagers spoke about worry saying many residents of Randhikpur are transferring out whereas discontinuing their day by day job.
Villagers stated they have been leaving as a result of they worry for his or her security, particularly of ladies.
They is not going to return till the 11 convicts are arrested, the memorandum stated.
Police stated the convicts, who hail from a village close to Randhikpur, aren’t current within the space however admitted that some villagers have left.
“We have deployed police personnel at fixed points after talking to local people and intensified patrolling after the villagers expressed concern over their safety,” stated Deputy Superintendent of Police RB Devdha.
He stated some villagers have left their houses and gone to dwell with their relations in different cities.
Police are in contact with the folks in Randhikpur and addressing their issues, the DYSP stated.
Dahod superintendent of police Balram Meena stated the 11 convicts are natives of Singvad village close to Randhikpur however they don’t seem to be current within the space.
Amid communal riots, Bilkis Bano was gang raped in Randhikpur village and 7 members of her household have been killed on March 3, 2002.
“The convicts were released on August 15. It is August 23 today. Had there been any exodus we would have known. Additionally, the released convicts themselves are not present in the area. They have gone away. We have not found any reason for local people to fear and flee,” stated Meena.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to contemplate itemizing a plea difficult the grant of remission by the Gujarat authorities to the 11 life convicts.
They walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on August 15 after the Gujarat authorities allowed their launch underneath its remission coverage.
They had accomplished greater than 15 years in jail.
The investigation within the case was handed over to the CBI and the trial was transferred to a Maharashtra native courtroom by the Supreme Court.
A particular CBI courtroom in Mumbai on January 21, 2008, sentenced the 11 to life imprisonment on expenses of gang rape and homicide of seven members of Bilkis Bano’s household.
Their conviction was later upheld by the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.
Bilkis Bano was 21 years outdated and 5 months pregnant when she was gang-raped whereas fleeing the violence that broke out after the Godhra prepare burning.
Among these killed was her three-year-old daughter.
The state witnessed riots after the Sabarmati Express was attacked in Godhra and 59 passengers, primarily ‘kar sevaks’, have been burnt to dying.
DAHOD: A resident of Randhikpur village in Gujarat’s Dahod district the place Bilkis Bano was gang raped and 7 members of her household killed throughout the 2002 riots, on Tuesday claimed many Muslims have left the village over the protection concern following the discharge of the 11 life-term convicts.
Police have elevated safety in Randhikpur as the boys launched from the jail hail from a neighbouring village, however dominated out any exodus by villagers.
The 11 convicts have been launched on August 15 underneath the Gujarat authorities’s remission coverage after serving 15 years in jail within the Bilks Bano case.
Shahrukh Sheikh, a resident of Randhikpur, stated 70 Muslim households live in worry whereas many others have moved out and began staying with their relations and well-wishers in different areas.
“We are scared. Several people have left the village out of fear of violence from the side of the convicts after their release. We have appealed to the collector to put the convicts behind bars and provide safety to the villagers,” stated Sheikh, who works as a day by day wager.
In the memorandum handed over to the Dahod district collector on Monday, villagers spoke about worry saying many residents of Randhikpur are transferring out whereas discontinuing their day by day job.
Villagers stated they have been leaving as a result of they worry for his or her security, particularly of ladies.
They is not going to return till the 11 convicts are arrested, the memorandum stated.
Police stated the convicts, who hail from a village close to Randhikpur, aren’t current within the space however admitted that some villagers have left.
“We have deployed police personnel at fixed points after talking to local people and intensified patrolling after the villagers expressed concern over their safety,” stated Deputy Superintendent of Police RB Devdha.
He stated some villagers have left their houses and gone to dwell with their relations in different cities.
Police are in contact with the folks in Randhikpur and addressing their issues, the DYSP stated.
Dahod superintendent of police Balram Meena stated the 11 convicts are natives of Singvad village close to Randhikpur however they don’t seem to be current within the space.
Amid communal riots, Bilkis Bano was gang raped in Randhikpur village and 7 members of her household have been killed on March 3, 2002.
“The convicts were released on August 15. It is August 23 today. Had there been any exodus we would have known. Additionally, the released convicts themselves are not present in the area. They have gone away. We have not found any reason for local people to fear and flee,” stated Meena.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to contemplate itemizing a plea difficult the grant of remission by the Gujarat authorities to the 11 life convicts.
They walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on August 15 after the Gujarat authorities allowed their launch underneath its remission coverage.
They had accomplished greater than 15 years in jail.
The investigation within the case was handed over to the CBI and the trial was transferred to a Maharashtra native courtroom by the Supreme Court.
A particular CBI courtroom in Mumbai on January 21, 2008, sentenced the 11 to life imprisonment on expenses of gang rape and homicide of seven members of Bilkis Bano’s household.
Their conviction was later upheld by the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.
Bilkis Bano was 21 years outdated and 5 months pregnant when she was gang-raped whereas fleeing the violence that broke out after the Godhra prepare burning.
Among these killed was her three-year-old daughter.
The state witnessed riots after the Sabarmati Express was attacked in Godhra and 59 passengers, primarily ‘kar sevaks’, have been burnt to dying.
