"The hearing in the Anticipatory Bail applications of Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand and three Survivors of the Gulberg society massacre, Tanvir Jafri, Salim Sandhi and Firoz Gulzar pathan was postponed till July 9, 2014 after Setalvad filed a 96 page Counter affidavit complete with detailed records from audited accounts and bank statements completely disproving the renewed set of baseless allegations made by the Crime Branch, Ahmedabad. The state had, on June 13, 2014 filed yet another affidavit. ***Protection against arrest will therefore continue*** (emphasis added)."
That's really heartening. Sukla On 19/06/2014, Kasim Sait <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Teesta Setalvad <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> June 19, 2014 >> >> >> Press Release >> >> >> *'Allegations of embezzlement against Teesta and Javed baseless': >> Auditors* >> >> >> The hearing in the Anticipatory Bail applications of Teesta Setalvad, >> Javed Anand and three Survivors of the Gulberg society massacre, Tanvir >> Jafri, Salim Sandhi and Firoz Gulzar pathan was postponed till July 9, >> 2014 after Setalvad filed a 96 page Counter affidavit complete with >> detailed records from audited accounts and bank statements completely >> disproving the renewed set of baseless allegations made by the Crime >> Branch, Ahmedabad. The state had, on June 13, 2014 filed yet another >> affidavit. Protection against arrest will therefore continue. >> >> >> The Citizens for Justice and Peace state that it has Trustees (Teesta >> Setalvad and Javed Anand) have rebutted, for the sixth time, point by >> point >> the baseless allegations made against their functionaries. >> >> >> In their affidavit filed before the Gujarat High Court today, June 19, >> 2014, Setalvad and Anand have urged the court's particular attention to >> reports filed by the auditors of Citizens for Justice and Peace and >> Sabrang >> Trust with the Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, unambiguously affirming that the >> embezzlement of funds by the two of them as alleged by the Gujarat police >> were totally baseless. The 96-page affidavit points out the gaping holes >> in >> the repeated and equally baseless fresh allegations made by the Crime >> Branch in its June 13, 2014 affidavit filed in the Gujarat High Court in >> a >> continuing malicious bid to arrest both of them on trumped up charges. >> >> Since the facts placed on record by the auditors does not suit the >> devious >> game-plan of the Gujarat police, its latest affidavit accuses the >> auditors >> of both the trusts of "conniving" with the trusts in the "manipulation of >> accounts". The Gujarat police clearly have no qualm in affirming >> falsehoods >> on affidavits before the courts, sullying reputations and spreading >> cannards without a shred of evidence. >> >> The Crime Branch IO KN Patel has deliberately sought to mislead the Court >> by selectively quoting from parts of the accounts of both Trusts, >> Citizens >> for Justice and Peace and Sabrang trust and in *not one of his affidvaits >> filed since February 2014, has he substantiated claims with filing the >> documentary evidence from the investigation record. *(Income and >> Expenditure Statement, Balance Sheet and Schedules all together form the >> Audited Accounts as per proper accounting procedure. The Trust >> functionaries have annexed over 60 pages of actual accounts to >> subsantiate >> their stand. >> >> >> Annexing documentary evidence to their affidavit to debunk the claims of >> the Crime branch, Setalvad has urged that the court consider issuing >> directions to the police to produce before the court the documentary >> evidence on which their allegations are based. >> >> In early January 2014, the Crime branch had filed an FIR levelling >> criminal charges against Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand, Tanvir Jafri (son >> of >> the late MP Ehsan Jafri), and two other office bearers of the Gulberg >> Society, Ahmedabad, who had lost several family members in the February >> 28, >> 2002 massacre at the housing society. The Gujarat police subsequently >> issued blatantly illegal instructions and complying with the same, IDBI >> and >> UBI froze the accounts of the trusts as well as the personal accounts of >> both Setalvad and Anand in an obvious attempt to financially cripple the >> ongoing legal battle for justice to the victims and punishment to the >> perpetrators and masterminds of the state-sponsored 2002 mass crimes in >> Gujarat. >> >> >> Setalvad and Anand have debunked the false claims of the IO Crime Branch >> that as much as 44 and 45% of the donations collected by the Trusts went >> into their personal accounts. The moderate honorariums received by both, >> depending on the Projects, in accordance with the terms and conditions >> and >> law amounted to 4.81 per cent of total donations for honorarium to >> Setalvad >> and 2.91 per cent of the total donations to Javed Anand. (Page 67 of the >> Counter Affidavit filed on June 19, 2014). This is nnexed here. >> >> Since early this year when the FIR was filed, Investigation Officer (IO), >> ACP K.N. Patel has filed several affidavits in the Sessions Court, >> Ahmedabad, Bombay High Court and the Gujarat High Court, claiming >> *without >> a shred of evidence* that Setalvad and Anand have pocketed away crores of >> rupees collected by the two trusts in a manner as to "shock the court". >> In >> their rejoinder affidavits Setalvad and Anand have placed the actual >> facts >> before the courts debunking each and every baseless allegation made by >> the >> IO. This, however, has not stopped the Crime Branch from peddling blatant >> falsehoods; that two in affidavits filed in courts. >> >> In end-March 2014, Investigation Officer (IO), ACP K.N. Patel wrote >> separate letters to M/s Haribhakti & Co., Chartered Accountants, the >> auditors of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), and to M/s D. M. Sathe >> & >> Co., Chartered Accountants, the auditors of Sabrang Trust, accusing >> Setalvad and Anand of embezzlement of crores from the funds raised by CJP >> and Sabrang Trust. As auditors of the two trusts, both firms were asked >> to >> reply to specific questions put to them both by the IO. Though this too >> was >> an illegal move by the Crime Branch, the trustees of both the trusts >> decided to co-operate fully in the re-audit of accounts of both trusts. >> >> >> >> The reports filed by both the auditors with the Crime Branch in response >> to the pointed queries by both auditors conclusively nails the lies of >> the >> Gujarat police and by implication unmasks its vile intent. Here below are >> a >> few excerpts from the auditors' reports: >> >> Among other allegations, the IO's letter to M/s Haribhakti & Co. had >> claimed that Setalvad and Anand were guilty of using CJP's funds to pay >> for >> their "personal expenses" including "branded and costly shoes to movie >> tickets and grocery purchases" purchased through their personal credit >> cards. The auditor's reply has stated that "we have observed that none of >> such personal expenses has been debited in the books of account of CJP". >> >> >> Pointing out that "all relevant records such as vouchers/bills, books of >> account, minute book... were made available to us by the management of CJP >> for our verification", the auditors' report further states that "we have >> not noticed that the funds of CJP were used by its trustees for the >> purpose >> other than its 'Objects'". >> >> >> In reply to another query concerning reimbursements to Setalvad and Anand >> for expenses incurred through their credit cards only for items related >> to >> the objects of the trust, the report by Haribhakti & Co. also notes that >> the expenses so reimburse were "through the notice and concurrence of the >> Board of Trustees of CJP through the resolutions for adoption of audited >> financial statements of CJP for the respective year". >> >> >> In their own response to pointed questions by the Gujarat police, the >> auditors of Sabrang Trust have been equally clear that the allegations >> against Setalvad and Anand are not borne out after their re-audit of >> accounts. >> >> The auditors were asked by the IO to respond to its alleged unearthing of >> "embezzlement of funds received for public purposes from various national >> and international donors." The auditors reply: "On the basis of >> information >> and explanation received and documents examined by us we did not find >> such >> alleged embezzlement of funds. The funds received for public purposes >> from >> various international donors were spent wholly and exclusively for the >> purposes for which they were given by the funding agencies". >> >> Another query to the auditor pertained to its allegation that Setalvad >> and >> Anand "have utilized substantial amount from FCRA account towards >> expenses >> of personal nature". The auditors reply: "On the basis of information and >> explanation received and documents examined by us we did not find any >> expenses of personal nature". >> >> >> On the IO's allegation concerning "huge withdrawals of cash" the auditors >> have reported back that, "On the basis of information and explanation >> received and documents examined by us we did not find "huge cash >> withdrawals". The cash withdrawals from time to time were for the >> expenses >> on objects of the Trust. In support of his conclusion, D. M. Sathe & Co. >> have provided a detailed table to establish that the cash withdrawals >> matched with the cash expenses on objects of the trust. Both auditors >> reports are also attached to this press release. Advocates [image: >> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif]Ms Kamini Jaiswal >> and Mihir Desai appeared for the Trust functionaries. >> >> >> *IM Kadri, Alyque Padamsee, Raghunandan Maluste, Cyrus Guzder, Anil >> Dharker, Rahul Bose, Cedric Prakash, Gulam Pesh Imam, Shakuntala >> Kulkarni* >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> >> Nirant, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu, Mumbai - 400 049. 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