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Update on Case of Bilkis Rasool
February 6, 2004 | Comments Off on Update on Case of Bilkis Rasool
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences conducted an inventory of the materials unearthed from a site in Gujarat by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the rape of Bilkis Rasool and the murder of 14 Muslims, some of whom were also raped:
Bones, bone fragments and items of clothing and footwear exhumed from the mass grave in Dahod—the Gujarat police claimed the victims were missing— are believed to be remains of family members of Bilqis Yaaqoob Rasool.
Bilkis, five months pregnant in March 2002, was raped and saw eight of her relatives, among 14, raped and killed. Her plight was highlighted by The Indian Express and her case re-opened and handed to the CBI at the instance of the Supreme Court.
Various posts in the Gujarat section highlight the recent history of the case of Bilkis Rasool and her family.
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