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Teesta Setalvad was arrested in June.
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the bail plea of Teesta Setalvad, who is in jail in the 2002 Gujarat riots case. The Gujarat government has opposed Teesta’s bail plea, saying that the conspiracy was hatched at the behest of a senior political leader and she had received a huge amount for it.
Teesta’s arrest right: Gujarat government
The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that the FIR against Teesta Setalvad is not only based on the Supreme Court’s decision, but is supported by evidence. In the investigation conducted so far, to justify the FIR, material has been brought on record which makes it clear that the applicant had committed criminal acts in connivance with other accused persons to obtain political, financial and other material gains.
The Ahmedabad sessions court had refused bail to Setalvad.
Teesta was arrested in June
The Supreme Court on August 22 sought response from the Gujarat government on the bail plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad. Social activist Teesta Setalvad was arrested in June for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate “innocents” in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. A bench headed by Justice UU Lalit had issued notice to the state government on the petition.
Accused of forging documents to implicate the Modi government of Gujarat
In fact, he is accused of forging documents to implicate the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad has filed a bail application in the same case. On August 2, the Gujarat High Court had issued notices to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) asking them to respond to bail pleas filed by Setalvad and former Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar. Earlier on July 30, the Ahmedabad sessions court had refused bail to Setalvad, saying he and the other accused were aimed at “destabilising” the Gujarat government and defaming the state.