Teesta Setalvad moves Supreme Court for bail, plea to be heard on August 22
The activist, accused of fabricating evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots, has objected to the gap in hearing of her petition filed in the High Court.
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The activist, accused of fabricating evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots, has objected to the gap in hearing of her petition filed in the High Court.
Activist Teesta Setalvad has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail after she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking officials, including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in the 2002 riots cases.
Speakers at a seminar in Boston, US, highlighted the cause of political prisoners, and how political dissent is being met with repression the world over.
‘If you think you will get relief from Supreme Court, you are hugely mistaken,’ the senior advocate had said on August 6.
The court said that it appeared both of them were involved in a conspiracy against Narendra Modi, who was the chief minister of Gujarat during the 2002 riots.