: Case against Teesta Setalvad not based merely on Zakia Jafri plea verdict, Gujarat tells SC #IndiaNEWS The first information report filed against activist Teesta Setalvad is not based merely on the

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Case against Teesta Setalvad not based merely on Zakia Jafri plea verdict, Gujarat tells SC #IndiaNEWS
The first information report filed against activist Teesta Setalvad is not based merely on the Supreme Court’s judgement in the Zakia Jafri case but is backed by evidence, the Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court, Bar and Bench reported on Monday.The Mumbai-based activist was arrested on June 26 for allegedly committing forgery and fabricating evidence in a case related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Gujarat government, in an affidavit before the Supreme Court, has claimed that the investigation carried out till now by the state police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad has revealed a prima facie case against Setalvad for fabricating evidence about the riots.“Investigation conducted so far has brought irrefutable material on record to substantiate the contents of the FIR that the applicant along with other accused persons had done various criminal acts of commission and commission to achieve political, financial and other material benefits by means of executing the conspiracy,� the government told the Supreme Court.The Gujarat government also cited statements by witnesses and said that Setalvad and other accused persons took part in a conspiracy to fabricate evidence at the behest of “a senior leader of a political party�. The activist held meetings with the leader and received a large amount of money, the government alleged.“It is submitted that...Read more

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