A court in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad reserved till July 20 its order on a discharge application moved by social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is accused of fabricating evidence to frame innocent people in 2002 riots cases.
Additional Sessions Judge Ambalal Patel reserved the order after arguments of both sides concluded.
Setalvad and two others – former Director General of Police (DGP) RB Sreekumar and ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt – were arrested by the city crime branch in June last year on charges of forgery and fabricating false evidence with the intent to procure conviction for capital offence in connection with the 2002 riots cases.