Zakia Jafri

Court says police have had seven days to interrogate Teesta Setalvad, and she's been in judicial custody since then, so "she's entitled to bail"

Social activist Teesta Setalvad, accused by an SIT of conspiring to destabilize the then-elected government in Gujarat, told a local court on Monday that the chrges against her were baseless.

The Congress on Monday termed as "deeply disappointing" the Supreme Court ruling upholding the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the 2002 communal riots.

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal against exoneration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a 2002 Gujarat riots case. The appeal by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the violence, was "devoid of merits", the court said

Gujarat riots case: The petition had been filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among the 68 people killed in what came to be known as the Gulbarg Society massacre.

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a petition seeking a fresh probe in the 2002 Gujarat riots by activist Teesta Setalvad and Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed during the violence.

Zakia Jafri, who has alleged larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that she had not tried to "implicate" the then state chief minister at any stage and she has not argued on this even now.

There is no "larger conspiracy behind the Gujarat riots", the investigating police team told the Supreme Court on Wednesday, in response to allegations by Zakia Jafri - the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the violence.

The violence in the 2002 Gujarat riots was perpetrated through a "design" which emanates from the documents, Zakia Jafri Tuesday told the Supreme Court while arguing that the Republic is like a ship that will only be steady if the "majesty of the law

The 2002 riots in Gujarat could have been prevented but no preventive measures were taken, Zakia Jafri told the Supreme Court today targetting the state's administration and the law and order machinery.

Supreme Court on Tuesday objected to Zakia Jafri - the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots - alleging "collaboration" between the SIT and some of the accused, including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress's Kapil Sibal, who is also a senior advocate, argued in Supreme Court today that the 2002 Gujarat riots and the 1984 Sikh riots were similar in the way the attackers had hunted for their victims.

The Special Investigation Team looking into the 2002 Gujarat riots ignored a mass of evidence and drew conclusions without any investigation, Zakia Jafri, the widow of Ehsan Jafri -- the Congress MP murdered in the riots -- told the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court today adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea of Zakia Jafri, the wife of late MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the Special Investigation Team (SIT) clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case.

The Supreme Court today fixed for hearing on April 13 the plea of Zakia Jafri, wife of late MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the SIT's clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case, saying it would not entertain any request of adjournment on the next date.

Court says police have had seven days to interrogate Teesta Setalvad, and she's been in judicial custody since then, so "she's entitled to bail"

Social activist Teesta Setalvad, accused by an SIT of conspiring to destabilize the then-elected government in Gujarat, told a local court on Monday that the chrges against her were baseless.

The Congress on Monday termed as "deeply disappointing" the Supreme Court ruling upholding the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the 2002 communal riots.

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal against exoneration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a 2002 Gujarat riots case. The appeal by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the violence, was "devoid of merits", the court said

Gujarat riots case: The petition had been filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among the 68 people killed in what came to be known as the Gulbarg Society massacre.

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a petition seeking a fresh probe in the 2002 Gujarat riots by activist Teesta Setalvad and Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed during the violence.

Zakia Jafri, who has alleged larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that she had not tried to "implicate" the then state chief minister at any stage and she has not argued on this even now.

There is no "larger conspiracy behind the Gujarat riots", the investigating police team told the Supreme Court on Wednesday, in response to allegations by Zakia Jafri - the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the violence.

The violence in the 2002 Gujarat riots was perpetrated through a "design" which emanates from the documents, Zakia Jafri Tuesday told the Supreme Court while arguing that the Republic is like a ship that will only be steady if the "majesty of the law

The 2002 riots in Gujarat could have been prevented but no preventive measures were taken, Zakia Jafri told the Supreme Court today targetting the state's administration and the law and order machinery.

Supreme Court on Tuesday objected to Zakia Jafri - the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots - alleging "collaboration" between the SIT and some of the accused, including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress's Kapil Sibal, who is also a senior advocate, argued in Supreme Court today that the 2002 Gujarat riots and the 1984 Sikh riots were similar in the way the attackers had hunted for their victims.

The Special Investigation Team looking into the 2002 Gujarat riots ignored a mass of evidence and drew conclusions without any investigation, Zakia Jafri, the widow of Ehsan Jafri -- the Congress MP murdered in the riots -- told the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court today adjourned by two weeks the hearing on a plea of Zakia Jafri, the wife of late MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the Special Investigation Team (SIT) clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case.

The Supreme Court today fixed for hearing on April 13 the plea of Zakia Jafri, wife of late MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the SIT's clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case, saying it would not entertain any request of adjournment on the next date.