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Bilkis Bano gang rape: SC asks Guj govt to act against erring cops
Updated On: 30 March, 2019 10:40 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Besides, Bano in a plea before the top court sought exemplary compensation from the state government, refusing to accept its offer of Rs 5 lakh

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The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Gujarat government to take disciplinary action in two weeks against the erring police officers, including an IPS officer, convicted by the Bombay High Court in the sensational Bilkis Bano gang rape case during the 2002 riots in the state.
Besides, Bano in a plea before the top court sought exemplary compensation from the state government, refusing to accept its offer of Rs 5 lakh. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna asked the Gujarat government to complete the disciplinary action within two weeks initiated against the erring officers.


