'If They Are Sanskari, Why Did They Rape': Nirbhaya’s Mother On Release Of Bilkis Bano’s Rapists

The mother of 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya has voiced her anguish over the Gujarat government's recent release of the eleven rapists connected with Bilkis Bano.

The 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case had their sentences remitted by the Gujarat government on August 15, just hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on Monday about women's empowerment.

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Asha Devi, Nirbhaya's mother, stated during a debate on the India Today channel,?"Blood boils when I see rapists being accorded a warm welcome."

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Additionally, Asha Devi condemned those who welcomed Bilkis Bano's rapists with garlands and sweets.?

"Everything that has been happening is absolutely wrong and shameful. Such attitudes of some people towards rapists is the reason women are being raped."

Speaking about putting rapists behind bars for their whole lives, Asha Devi added,

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"I think that rape convicts should never be released. If they were sentenced to life imprisonment, they should be put behind bars for their whole life. Because this is not related to a case or a family. This is related to the security of all women. If the criminals involved in such crimes are released, it sends out the wrong message in the society."

She emphasized that thousands of women in towns and villages are fighting for justice in rape cases.?

She added, "Parents and families are apprehensive about sending their women out in the world. This is why these killers and rapists shouldn't be released."

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Devi urged the Gujarat government to reconsider its ruling, saying that how the rape and murder criminals were welcomed with treats and garlands was not only a mockery of the victim Bilkis but of all rape victims.

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She called the garlanding of convicts "extremely unfortunate".?

She claimed that this conveys the idea that no matter how horrific a crime a person commits, he is innocent if he is a man.

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"Those with rape mentality have drawn a wrong message from this release. If we say in clear words, you have supported rapists," she said.

In a separate interview with Mojo Story, Asha Devi reacted to the horrific statements of BJP MLA CK Raulji that those convicts were Brahmins with good sanskaar.?

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She asked if they were having good sanskaar, then what did they rape the woman.

"Is it written in our constitution that you will be released if you are a Brahmin and Pundit even after committing rape? This is extremely wrong," she said, pointing out that "you will be punished whoever you are. "

Devi felt terrible after learning about the convicts' release. She urged the family of the Bilkis to file an appeal with the Supreme Court against the remission.
"This release is not in the interest of society," she asserted.

According to Devi, these criminals should have been hanged for murdering his family and raping a heavily pregnant woman.

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The eleven released individuals were found guilty of killing her 3-year-old daughter and seven other family members during the Gujarat riots in 2002. They were also found guilty of gang-raping Bilkis Bano.

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