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Teesta, Sreekumar and Bhat conspired to create false cases against Modi, BJP leaders, Gujarat Police say in chargesheet

The accused made an attempt to seek “capital punishment” by implicating the leaders in cases related to the 2002 riots

The Hindu

India's top court grants bail to activist in 2002 riots case

India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to a prominent human rights activist who has spearheaded a campaign to hold officials responsible for deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots in western Gujarat state

The Independent UK

Teesta Setalvad custody | Supreme Court questions Gujarat

Under Cr.PC, a woman is entitled to favourable treatment, CJI tells Gujarat government

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SC defers Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea to Thursday

Gujarat government alleged that the activist had conspired with a senior leader

The Hindu

Teesta played a ‘major role’ in a ‘larger conspiracy’ at the behest of a senior political leader: Gujarat to SC

The State’s response, in a 13-page affidavit, was filed in response to her plea for bail

The Hindu

From Bilkis Bano to Zakia Jafri, the media needs to ‘keep the pot boiling’

August 15, 2022 will be remembered. Not for the flag-waving or declarations made by the prime minister from the Red Fort, but for the fact that, on this day marking 75 years of India’s independence, 11 men convicted of a heinous crime were granted remission from their life sentences.

Newslaundry

SC accepts Gujarat’s request to adjourn Teesta bail hearing but points out that she continues to remain ‘behind bars’

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Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat Govt on activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea

Kapil Sibal argued that the FIR, on which Teesta Setalvad had been arrested, was a mere “recitation” of observations made by the SC judgment in the Zakia Jafri case

The Hindu

Scholars call for freeing Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar

Noam Chomsky among signatories

The Hindu

Gujarat court denies bail to Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar

In his order, the judge notes that the they had defamed the then CM of Gujarat and also gained monetary benefits from a political party and from abroad.

The Hindu

Teesta Setalvad worked to destabilise an elected government, say Gujarat Police

No such evidence exists, says Ms. Setalvad during bail hearing

The Hindu

Teesta instigated Zakia Jafri to file case against Modi, others: SIT

It opposes bail plea of the social activist, former IPS officer Sreekumar in forgery and fabrication of evidence related to 2002 riots cases

The Hindu

Gujarat riots forgery case: dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt remanded in police custody till July 20

Case relates to alleged evidence fabrication to implicate Modi, others

The Hindu

SIT arrests Sanjiv Bhatt in Gujarat riots forgery case

This is the third arrest after Teesta Setalvad and former IPS officer Sreekumar

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I hang my head in shame: Kapil Sibal on state of judiciary

Kapil Sibal said Emergency was declared by virtue of powers that were provided for in the Constitution.

Dynamite News

Amit Shah slams Opposition for negative politics, targeting Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots case

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday moved the political resolution on behalf of the BJP during the party's national executive meeting and slammed Opposition parties for targeting the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case. Read more further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Zakia Jafri and the constitutional conscience

In the struggle against impunity, the Constitution and a judiciary with a robust ‘constitutional conscience’ are key

The Hindu

SC verdict in Zakia Jafri case deeply disappointing, says Congress

It recalls the top court’s earlier observation that conduct of Modi government in Gujarat was like a ‘modern day Nero’

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CM asks IUML to reconsider its truck with Cong.

Accuses Congress of toeing soft Hindutva line; Satheesan refutes charges

Newslaundry

'Scapegoats in a chilling process of vendetta': Mumbai Press Club condemns Teesta Setalvad's arrest

The Mumbai Press Club has demanded the immediate release of activist Teesta Setalvad, describing her arrest as a "travesty of justice".

The Hindu

Gujarat Police form SIT to probe Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar and Bhatt

Police formed a Special Investigation Team to collect documents submitted by them in 2002 Gujarat riots cases

The Hindu

Explained | Understanding the Supreme Court verdict on the Zakia Jafri protest petition

When did the SIT submit its report? Why did the apex court find fault with two former Gujarat State officers?

The Independent UK

Teesta Setalvad: Police arrest activist who sought accountability for Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

Move comes after India’s Supreme Court cleared Modi of any wrongdoing related to Gujarat riots in 2002, when he was state’s chief minister

Al Jazeera

Teesta Setalvad who fought for 2002 Gujarat riot victims arrested

Rights group say arrest of Setalvad, who campaigned for the 2002 Gujarat riot victims, will have a ‘chilling effect’.

The Hindu

2002 Gujarat riots | Inaction of State administration does not imply conspiracy: Supreme Court

In Zakia Jafri case verdict, Bench calls for evidence to show ‘meeting of minds’ at the highest level to commit crime

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