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Teesta Setalvad (born 9 February 1962) is an Indian civil rights activist and journalist. She is the secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), an organisation formed to advocate for the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots .
The Supreme Court late on Saturday evening protected activist Teesta Atul Setalvad from arrest for a week in connection with a case involving falsifying evidence in the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
Jun 26, 2022 · NEW DELHI: The Gujarat ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad) on Saturday detained Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with an FIR filed in Ahmedabad alleging “criminal conspiracy, forgery and placing false evidence in court to frame innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
Jun 26, 2022 · Setalvad is the granddaughter of M C Setalvad, India’s first Attorney General. Her great grandfather Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad was one of the three Indian members in the Hunter Commission that investigated the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre.
Jul 31, 2023 · Teesta Setalvad is a rights activist and journalist based in Mumbai who is popularly known for taking up the cause of the 2002 Gujrat riots victims. She serves as the secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace, an NGO formed in the aftermath of the 2002 riots to provide support to the victims.
Jun 26, 2022 · Setalvad was picked by the anti-terrorism wing of the Gujarat police on Saturday afternoon from her home in Mumbai hours after India’s interior minister, Amit Shah, a close aide of Modi, accused...
Jul 19, 2023 · In a significant development, not only was social activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail application allowed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, but a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, AS Bopanna,...
Teesta Setalvad as the chief functionary of the organization, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has, collectively with her dedicated team including lawyers ensured that over 122 powerful perpetrators of the Gujarat carnage of 2002 are convicted to life imprisonment.
Jun 28, 2022 · The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) last week arrested Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with a fresh case of forgery, criminal conspiracy and placing false evidence in...
Sep 1, 2022 · Activist Teesta Setalvad has been in custody for over two months and, as a woman, is entitled to "favourable treatment" under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Supreme Court prima...
