*I/V*. *It's, of course, an act of vicious retribution - at the moment of engineered triumph, but, quite likely, even more than that meant to be a chilling message to all those engaged in pushing back the evil regime.*
<<Less than a day after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition appealing a lower court’s refusal to file a case against Narendra Modi for his role in Gujarat’s anti-Muslim violence of 2002, the state’s police have arrested one of the petitioners – activist Teesta Setalvad – for what they claimed was a conspiracy to send innocent persons to jail. Setalvad was picked by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of the Gujarat Police from her house in Mumbai, taken to a local police station and then driven to Ahmedabad, her family told The Wire. It is unclear why the ATS detained the activist, though the case was registered by the crime branch of the Ahmedabad police. The FIR cites various provisions of the Indian Penal Code including 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic records), 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), 194 (giving or fabricating false evidence with the intent to procure conviction of capital offence),and 211 (false charge of offence made to injure). Also accused with Setalvad are two IPS officers from Gujarat, Sanjeev Bhatt – already in jail for another matter – and R.B. Sreekumar. Sreekumar has also been arrested, according to reports. The former cop was arrested from his residence in Gandhinagar on Saturday afternoon and taken to the crime branch’s headquarters. The three are accused of conspiring to mislead the Special Investigation Team tasked with probing the Gujarat riots and the role, if any, Modi played as chief minister in the unfolding of violence which took the lives of more than 1,200 people, most of them Muslim.>> (Excerpted from: < https://m.thewire.in/article/government/gujarat-police-arrest-teesta-setalvad-activist-who-pursued-2002-riots-case-against-modi >.) *II. Aap Chronology Samjhiye*: *The Supreme Court judgement legitimises this act in advance*: < https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/activist-teesta-setalvad-exploited-emotions-zakia-jafri-petition-pm-mod-gujarat-riots-case-1966429-2022-06-24 >. *Immediately thereafter*: < https://theprint.in/india/amit-shah-lashes-out-at-teesta-setalvad-after-sc-dismisses-plea-challenging-clean-chit-to-pm-modi/1011513/ >. *Then the arrest follows*. *Three consecutive episodes of the same serial.* *III. AA*. *FIR by the Crime Branch, Ahmedabad Police*: <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10228458624275806&id=1387786704> (Page 1 of 7). <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10228458630435960&id=1387786704> (Page 6 of 7). <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10228458632036000&id=1387786704> (Page 7 of 7). *BB**. FIR by Teesta Setalvad*: <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10228458633956048&id=1387786704> (Page 1 of 2). <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10228458635036075&id=1387786704> (Page 2 of 2). *IV**. A Statement by Human Rights Activists Condemning the Arrest(s) and Appeal to Endorse and Protest*: < https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuTlxYhrJW4Bjd_BMN3RZmf7bjgNCQZllhkm1fltIc_7L0NQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 >. *V*.* The Latest*: Reached Ahmedabad around 4am. The process has begun. Her phone and office phones, which had been seized without the necessary panchnama, are now, reportedly, returned. Had been roughed up by the officers and also abused badly by an ATS officer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZiyoR1U7_a6Vw0trph2vOhSA9v%2BSEwdWzXSj30yCS4xPQ%40mail.gmail.com.
