Bilkis Bano Case: Shattering The Dreams Of Independence – OpEd

The eleven convicts serving life sentences in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case who were released on August 15, 2022—the nation’s 75th Independence Day— certainly celebrated freedom (“Azadi ka Amrit Mahatosav”, which translates into 75 years of celebrations of Independence Day).  It is an irony that these rapists walked...