A statement has been issued by Bilkis Bano, who is a victim of the crime that took place during the 2002 Gujarat riots. In the statement, she said, “No one enquired about my safety and well-being before taking such a big and unjust decision.”
She said “Today, I can say only this – how can justice for any woman end like this? I trusted the highest courts in our land. I trusted the system, and I was learning slowly to live with my trauma. The release of these convicts has taken from me my peace and shaken my faith in justice. My sorrow and my wavering faith are not for myself alone but for every woman who is struggling for justice in courts.”
