Bilkis Bano case convict walks out on parole days after surrender

A fortnight after the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before the Godhra sub-jail in Gujarat's Panchmahal district

A fortnight after the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before the Godhra sub-jail in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, one of the convicts walked out on parole on Friday.

Pradip Ramanlal Modhia walked out of the jail on five-day parole, granted to him by the Gujarat High Court. He later reached his village.

Modhia had approached the court following the death of his father-in-law on February 7.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had dismissed the convicts' applications seeking an extension of time to surrender before jail authorities.