Day following the Supreme Court's verdict on the 2002 riots, Gujarat ATS detains Teesta Setalvad.

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• Jun 26, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

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Desk: In connection with a foreign finance investigation involving her NGO, the
Gujarat ATS detained activist Teesta Setalvad on Saturday at her home. Teesta
Setalvad's NGO had given the police information concerning the 2002 riots, and
the Supreme Court decision that maintained the SIT's clearance of Narendra Modi
cited her name.

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Gujarat ATS's action came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised Teesta
Setalvad  claimed that her NGO spread
unreliable information concerning the Gujarat riots. According to Teesta
Setalvad's attorney, the police forced their way into her home and abused her.
The activist was first brought to the Santa Cruz police station. She will then
be driven to the Ahmedabad police station.

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"Times New Roman";color:#424242">" mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#424242">I gave the verdict a
close look. Teesta Setalvad's name is expressly mentioned in the ruling. I
can't recall the name of the NGO she ran, but it provided the police with false
information about the riots, according to Amit Shah.

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"Times New Roman";color:#424242">The Supreme Court dismissed Zakia Jafri's plea
on Friday, saying it was "devoid of merits" and that of her late
husband, Congressman Ehsan Jafri, who was slain in the riots in Gujarat.
Setalvad, a co-petitioner in the case, "abused the emotions of Zakia
Jafri," according to a three-judge panel led by Justice AM Khanwilkar, who
upheld the Special Investigation Team's or SIT's 2012 clean bill of health for
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots case.

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The top court stated in its ruling that Teesta Setalvad's
"antecedents need to be taken into account" and that she "has
been vindictively litigating this lis [dispute] for her ulterior design by
abusing the feelings and sentiments of Zakia Jafri, the genuine victim of the
circumstances."

The riots that were started by the burning of a train coach
containing 59 pilgrims in February 2002 resulted in the deaths of 68
individuals, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri. Ten years later, the SIT
report cleared Narendra Modi of all charges in the Gulbarg Society case, citing
a lack of "prosecutable evidence."