The police team takes Teesta Setalvad to the Santacruz police station.
A team of Gujarat ATS has detained activist Teesta Setalvad in Mumbai. The team has brought the worker to Santacruz police station. A team of Gujarat ATS had reached his Mumbai residence earlier today in connection with a case against his NGO. The activist was arrested following the Supreme Court’s remarks. The top court had called for further probe on Setalvad and said that at whose behest did Setalvad campaign against Modi for 16 years?
Speaking to news agency ANI on Friday, Amit Shas said that the NGO run by Teesta Setalvad gave baseless information about the Gujarat riots. Shah’s remarks came after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the acquittal of then state chief minister Narendra Modi in a 2002 riots case.
The Gujarat government earlier told the Supreme Court that in the name of Zakia Jafri, social activist Teesta Setalvad wants to “boil the pot” over the 2002 riots, which would be a “mock of justice” and the apex court cannot encourage such people. petitions
The Supreme Court, however, on Friday dismissed Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging the SIT’s clean chit to 64 people, including the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court upheld the order of the Gujarat High Court, holding that Zakia Jafri’s appeal has no merit and should be dismissed.
Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri, who was killed during the violence at Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002, had challenged the SIT’s clean chit to 64 people, including the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, during the riots. Gujarat.