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The Supreme Court of India on Friday delivered an important judgment regarding the 2002 Gujarat riots case, in which it dismissed the plea challenging the clean chit given to then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other cases related to the riots. Just a day after the Supreme Court judgment on the riots, the Gujarat anti-terrorism squad team on Saturday arrived at the residence of activist Who is Teesta Setalvad? Teesta Setalvad is an activist and journalist who is a founding trustee and secretary of the NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). The NGO was established right after the 2002 Gujarat riots and provided legal and financial support to the victims of the riots. Setalvad became a prominent face in standing up for the victims of the Gujarat riots and pushed the Supreme Court into launching an SIT probe into the post-Godhra violence six years later. A series of allegations were also launched against her in the Gujarat riots. Setalvad also launched a series of allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the CM of Gujarat at the time. She also took the lead while representing the case of Zakia Jafri, who had sought an FIR against PM Modi for his alleged role in the Gujarat riots, which led to the death of her husband and Congress leader Ehsan Jafri. Why was Teesta Setalvad detained? Several charges were leveled against Teesta Setalvad in 2006, includingallegedly hurting religious feelings, fabricating false evidence, and trespassing on burial places amon...

Activist Teesta Setalvad’s non-governmental organisation Live Law. The NGO is among several organisations that have approached various courts challenging anti-conversion laws in states, including in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. In these state, the law requires prior permission to be obtained for religious conversions for marriage. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is hearing an application seeking all petitions on the matter be transferred from High Courts to the Supreme Court. In an affidavit, the Centre told the bench that it is a settled position of law that the court is expected to look into the credentials of a petitioner while deciding on whether to take up the matter. “The petitioner [Citizens for Justice and Peace] is guilty of collecting huge funds, exploiting the agonies of [2002 Gujarat] riot affected people for which criminal proceedings are going on against Ms Teesta Setalvad and other office-bearers of the petitioner,” the affidavit said. The Centre alleged that Citizens for Justice and Peace espouses divisive policies in an attempt to divide society on religious lines, according to Live Law. “Similar activities of the petitioner organisation are also found in other states,” it told the court. “Presently this activity is going on in the state of Assam.” The Union government said that the prayers of Citizens for Justice and Peace were similar to those of other petitioners, and urged the court to instead hear the other pleas. Me...

• • • • Larger conspiracy orchestrated by Setalvad to defame state: Gujarat to SC Larger conspiracy orchestrated by Setalvad to defame state: Gujarat to SC The bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar, is hearing an appeal filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulberg Society riots. Gujarat government on Thursday told Supreme Court that there is a “larger conspiracy” orchestrated by Teesta Setalvad of the NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace “to defame” the state for almost 20 years, and wondered why the Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the court to probe into the 2002 post-Godhra riots cases, had not prosecuted her for fabricating evidence despite witness statements. “There is a larger conspiracy orchestrated by petitioner number 2 (Setalvad) to defame an entire state for almost 20 years… Naming and shaming an entire state for number of years… The last report of the SIT shows she was tutoring witnesses, preparing pre-typed computerised statements and sending it to them. The aim was to involve innocent persons… It has been my complaint from very beginning why SIT did not prosecute her for fabricating evidence,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar. The bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar, is hearing an appeal filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulberg Society riots. Zakia’s appe...

Mumbai/New Delhi: Activist Teesta Setalvad was taken into custody by the Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad from Mumbai on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court lashed out at those who had "kept the pot boiling" on the 2002 Gujarat riots. A complaint filed this morning by the Gujarat Police against her, seen by NDTV, cited The activist has been accused of forgery and falsification of records among other charges in thecomplaint that also names former police officers RB Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt, who too had accused the Gujarat government of preventing the police from stopping the riots. Ms Setalvad was a co-petitioner in the case that was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Friday that challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's exoneration. Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the riots, was the main petitioner. Upholding the clearance to PM Modi, then Chief Minister of the Gujarat, by a court-appointed Special Investigation Team or SIT, the Supreme Court said the case was "devoid of merits" and was filed "obviously, for ulterior design". "All those involved in such abuse of process need to be in the dock and proceeded with in accordance with law," the judges said, surmising that Ms Jafri's appeal was filed under "dictation of someone". "I have read the judgement very carefully. The judgement clearly mentions the name of Teesta Setalvad. The NGO that was being run by her - I don't remember the name of the NGO - had given baseless information abo...

A day after Supreme Court quashed a petition challenging clean chit to PM Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots, activist Teesta Setalvad was taken into custody by the Gujarat ATS team in Mumbai. She was later taken to Ahmedabad. Former DGP RB Sreekumar was also arrested by the Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch. The duo who worked closely on the 2002 Gujarat riots case have been arrested on charges of forgery, conspiracy and other sections of the IPC. Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt who is already in jail in connection with the 1990 custodial death case has also been named in the nine-page FIR. IPC sections 468 (forgery), 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic records), 211 (false charge of offence made with the intent to cause injury), 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) and 194 (giving or fabricating false evidence with the intent to procure conviction of capital offence) are among the provisions cited in the FIR. Who is Teesta Setalvad? Teesta Setalvad is a journalist and activist whose NGO had supported Zakia Jafri in her legal battle. Jafri, the main petitioner whose plea was dismissed by the apex court, is the widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots. She was a co-petitioner in the case. Teesta, granddaughter of M C Setalvad, India’s first Attorney General, was among the few An FIR was registered against Setalvad in Ahmedabad. She claimed that she was assaulted by police inside her home, however, this charge was...

Bio/Wiki Full name Teesta Atul Setalvad Profession(s) Journalist, Civil Rights Activist Famous for Filing litigations against the Gujarat government's alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots Career Awards, Honours • Journalism for Human Rights Award by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (1993) • Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson by The Media Foundation (1993) • Hakim Khan Sur Award by Maharana Mewar Foundation (1999) • Human Rights Award by the Dalit Liberation Education Trust (2000) • Pax Christi International Peace Award by Evangelical group (2001) • Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award by the Indian National Congress (2002) • Nuremberg International Human Rights Award for Social Activism by Germany (2003) • Defender of Democracy Award by Parliamentarians for Global Action (2004) • M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award by Vigil India Movement (2004) • Nani A Palkhivala Award by TATA Group (2006) • Matoshree Bhimabai Ambedkar Award by Sambodhi Pratishthan of Satara (2007) • Padma Shri for Public Affairs by the Government of India (2007) • FIMA Excellence Award by the Federation of Indian Muslim Associations in Kuwait (2009) Personal Life Date of Birth 9 February 1962 (Friday) Age (as of 2023) 61 Years Birthplace Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India Zodiac sign Aquarius Signature Nationality Indian Hometown Mumbai, Maharashtra, India College/University Elphinstone College, University of Mumbai Educational Qualification A bachelor's degree ...

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Wiki/Biography Teesta Atul Setalvad was born on Friday, 9 February 1962 ( age 61 years; as of 2023) in Bombay (now Mumbai). After completing her schooling in 1979, Teesta Setalvad began pursuing her graduation in Law; however, she left her law studies midway after completing her second year, and she later pursued a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy (Honours). She completed her graduation in 1983 from Elphinstone College, University of Mumbai. [1] Teesta Setalvad’s signature Career Journalist Teesta Setalvad, after completing her graduation, started working as a Journalist in 1983, and she worked as a columnist at The Daily (India), The Indian Express, and the Business Magazine. Her first major reporting was on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, she covered the event in great detail. During the 1992 Hindu-Muslim riots in Mumbai, Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, decided to quit their jobs as mainstream journalists and start their monthly reporting magazine titled Communalism Combat. While giving an interview, Teesta Setalvad told the media, The opportunity to report on the riots is very limited in the mainstream media. We were allowed to cover only a few aspects of the riots, whereas a larger part of the information on the riots was mostly censored. Therefore, me and my wife, we both decided to quit our jobs and start our own reporting magazine.” Sabrang Communications’ logo In 1998, the agency published its most pop...