Activist Setalvad Gets Bail In 2002 Gujarat Riots Case: SC

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.