On June 25, Gujarat ATS arrested social activist Teesta Setalvad, retired DGP RB Sreekumar, former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt. Let us tell you that this arrest has come after the Supreme Court’s harsh remarks in a case related to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
In fact, a SIT had given clean chit to 55 politicians, including the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots. Against which Zakia Jafri, wife of former Congress leader Ahsan Jafri, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court. This petition was rejected by the Supreme Court and the SIT report was correct.
The court in its remarks said that all those involved in abusing the legal process should stand in the dock and take action as per law. The court had also said that the co-petitioner Setalvad played with the feelings of Zakia Jafri in the case. The court had asked for an inquiry into the role of Teesta.
Let us inform that in the FIR registered by the ATS, former IPS officers RB Sreekumar and Sanjeev Bhatt are accused of trying to falsely implicate innocent people in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. He is charged with criminal conspiracy.
The Supreme Court in its remarks said that there is a need to take action against the officials who made false disclosures on the 2002 riots in Gujarat and the SIT report on it. The Supreme Court said that the contention of the state government is strong that false testimony was given in it to exaggerate and sensationalise the case. Let us inform that the then IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, and retired IPS officer RB Sreekumar had testified in this case.
The Supreme Court had said that Sanjiv Bhatt and R B Sreekumar had presented themselves as eyewitnesses in the case. The court said, the disgruntled officials of the Gujarat government as well as others in a joint effort tried to create sensation in the matter.
The court, in its remarks, said that the matter was pursued for its own personal purpose and the judicial process was misused. The court strictly said that action should be taken by bringing such officers under the purview of law.