Action that takes place one day after Supreme Court rejected a plea that challenged SIT’s clan ties to the then chief of Gujarat Narendra Modi and others in riot-related cases.
Following the SC ruling, Union Home Secretary Amit Shah criticized the NGO run by Teesta Setalvad for providing “baseless information” about the 2002 riots to the police. .
Who is Teesta Setalvad?
An activist, journalist, and Padma Shri recipient, Setalvad is a founding trustee and secretary of the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) NGO. The NGO was established after the 2002 Gujarat riots with the aim of providing legal and financial assistance to the victims of the riots.
Setalvad and her NGO are co-petitioners with Zakia Jafri in the lawsuit PM Modi and others in the Supreme Court. This is a lawsuit that was dismissed by the apex court on Friday. Jafri’s husband and former MP Ehsan Jafri were killed in the riot.
Setalvad has become a prominent figure in standing up for victims of the Gujarat riots and in 2007 pushed the Supreme Court to launch a new investigation into the six-year post-Godhra violence case. afterward. A series of accusations were also made against her during the riots in Gujarat.
Supported by Citizens for Justice and Peace, Zakia Jafri has filed a criminal complaint on criminal and administrative charges against leading politicians and policemen, including Narendra Modi. This is separate from Gulberg’s trial for the murder of Ehsan Jafri and 68 others.
Setalvad has sought an FIR against Prime Minister Modi for his alleged role in the Gujarat riots.
Why is Teesta Setalvad detained?
Several charges were filed against Teesta Setalvad in 2006, including damaging religious sentiments, fabricating false evidence, and trespassing on a burial ground, among other charges. She was also criticized by the BJP for attacking Narendra Modi without “substantial evidence” and carrying out a defamation campaign against her.
She is also charged with conspiring to fabricate facts and documents, instruct witnesses and abuse the legal process by fabricating fake evidence to frame people, on the basis of submissions made prior to SIT. was established by the Supreme Court to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots and before the Nanavati-Shah Judicial Inquiry Committee.
Setalvad was detained on a registered FIR facility on Saturday, accusing her and two former IPS officers – RB Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt – of forgery, conspiracy to commit a crime, conducting criminal proceedings to cause injuries, among others.
(With input from agencies)
