Sanjiv Bhatt's bail plea adjourned till Wednesday

Ahmedabad: The bail plea hearing of anti-Modi police officer Sanjiv Bhatt has been adjourned till tomorrow by a local court in Ahmedabad.

Yesterday, a petition by the police for his remand was adjourned to November 30.

Sanjiv Bhatt, viewed by many as a whistleblower, has accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the riots that ravaged the state in 2002. He was arrested on September 30 in Gandhinagar following a complaint of abducting and forcefully recording the statement of a constable. The statement, in question, reportedly backs Mr Bhatt's allegations against the Chief Minister.

Mr Bhatt had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court this year alleging that Mr Modi had, in a meeting on February 27, 2002, asked officials not to act against rioters during the riots that year. He had added that his allegations could be backed up by head constable KD Pant who was also part of those meetings. But Mr Pant has alleged that Mr Bhatt forced him to back his allegations on record against Narendra Modi. He further alleged that Mr Bhatt had threatened him and made him sign a false affidavit with regard to the meeting. In fact, it is on Mr Pant's complaint that the IPS officer was arrested.