Court restores life sentences for 11 men who raped Muslim woman in 2002 riots

A woman protests against remission of sentence by the government to convicts of a gang rape of a Muslim woman in communal violence in 2002 in western Gujarat state, during a protest in New Delhi (AP)

India’s top court has restored life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman during deadly religious rioting two decades ago.

The convicts must surrender to the authorities within two weeks.