2002 gujarat riots

Activist Teesta Setalvad was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case, on September 2. Teesta Setalvad is accused of drafting false statements of witnesses and submitting them before the Nanavati commission set up to investigate the riots. Notably, Teesta Setalvad had filed an appeal in the Apex Court challenging the orders of the session court, denying bail.

A United Kingdom MP sought the repatriation of the bodies of three victims in the 2002 Gujarat riots, on February 9. Marking the 20th anniversary of the riots, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater made the demand for repatriation of bodies during a discussion. Notably, the Indian High Commission in London said it “took note” of the discussion, and said, the families of the victims had not yet approached the Indian mission.