Teesta Setalvad worked at the behest of Ahmed Patel to destabilise Gujarat govt: Police

‘There was conspiracy to malign the image of Gujarat,’ the police affadiavit said while opposing the activist’s bail plea.

While opposing bail of social activist Teesta Setalvad and former IPS RB Sreekumar, Gujarat Police in an affidavit has claimed that Teesta was working at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel to “destabilise” the Gujarat government headed by the then CM Narendra Modi. 

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The police stated in the affidavit that Ms. Setalvad, who received money as well as Padma Sri award, RB Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt were part “of the larger conspiracy” to destabilise and dismissal of the elected government by fabricating evidence to implicate top functionaries of the state with regard to the communal riots. 

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It is stated in the affidavit that Ms. Setalvad “had met Ahmed Patel with Sanjiv Bhatt” at his Delhi residence. 

The police also claimed that Ms. Setalvad was also seeking a Rajya Sabha berth for herself while fighting a legal battle against the state government in the name of justice to the victims of the communal riots. 

“There was conspiracy to malign the image of Gujarat and that was hatched at the behest of late Ahmed Patel,” the affidavit stated.