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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.
- Nisha Anand
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.
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Sep 2, 2022 · Teesta Setalvad has long fought for victims of the deadly 2002 riots in Gujarat state. India's Supreme Court has granted bail to a leading activist, two months after she was...
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...
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.
Teesta Setalvad is an Indian human rights activist and journalist. She is known for filing several litigations against the Gujarat government after the 2002 Gujarat riots. In July 2022, the Gujarat police ATS arrested her for presenting false facts and evidence in the courts against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.