Supreme Court extends interim relief to activist Teesta Setalvad till July 19

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 05, 2023: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim protection given to activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with her alleged role in fabricating evidences in the 2002 Gujarat riots case. The next hearing on the case is scheduled on July 19.

 

The Supreme Court stayed the Gujarat High Court’s order till July 19 which asked her to "surrender immediately".

A three-judge SC bench headed by Justice BR Gavai, Justice AS Bopanna and Dipankar Dutta stayed the Gujarat High Court order around 12.30 pm.

An FIR was lodged against Teesta Setalvad by Gujarat Police for allegedly fabricating documents to implicate high government functionaries in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Teesta Setalvad and former top cop RB Sreekumar were arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence, committing forgery, and criminal conspiracy. Teesta was released from Gujarat’s Sabarmati jail in September 2022 after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case.

The FIR filed by the Gujarat ATS also stated that false statements of witnesses had been drafted by Teesta Setalvad and filed before the Nanavati commission set up to investigate the riots.

According to the FIR, Setalvad and Sreekumar had conspired to abuse the process of law by fabricating false evidence and instituting false and malicious criminal proceedings against innocent people.

Courtesy: India Today