Ahmedabad:
Sanjiv Bhatt, known as the policeman who has become famous for taking on Narendra Modi, has been granted bail by a court in Gujarat.
Mr Bhatt has accused the Chief Minister of complicity in the Gujarat riots of 2002. He was arrested on September 30 after a police constable KD Pant said he had been forced by Mr Bhatt to file an affidavit backing Mr Bhatt's complaints against Mr Modi.
Mr Bhatt claims that on February 27, 2002, he attended a meeting of policemen called by Mr Modi, who allegedly said that rioters should not be reined in. Mr Bhatt recalls Mr Modi as saying that it was imperative for Hindus to be allowed to "vent out their anger." Mr Bhatt filed an affidavit stating his version of events in the Supreme Court in April this year. Other policemen who were at the meeting say Mr Bhatt was not present. Mr Pant's affidavit declared the opposite.
Mr Bhatt was suspended by the Gujarat Police in August for skipping work and using an official car when he was not on duty. Mr Bhatt, the opposition Congress, and activists accuse Mr Modi of trying to persecute Mr Bhatt as payback for his allegations.
While Mr Bhatt was in jail, his wife Shweta repeatedly urged Home Minister P Chidambaram to ensure he was given adequate security. She said her husband was being treated like a terrorist, and that there was legitimate reason to believe he would be killed while in jail.