Ahmed Patel Conspired Against Narendra Modi Over Gujarat Riots, Court Told
NDTV
Citing the statements of a witness, the SIT said the conspiracy was carried out at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel. At Ahmed Patel's behest, Ms Setalvad received Rs 30 lakh after post-Godhra riots in 2002, it alleged.
The Gujarat police has opposed activist Teesta Setalvad's bail application while claiming that she was a part of a "larger conspiracy" by Congress veteran Ahmed Patel against then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Ms Setalvad is one of the two persons arrested by Ahmedabad crime branch recently on the charge of conspiring to falsely implicate people in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.
She was part of a "larger conspiracy" carried out at the behest of late Congress veteran Ahmed Patel to dismiss the BJP government in the state after the 2002 riots, claimed an affidavit filed by the police's Special Investigation Team before the sessions court.
A reaction from the Congress is awaited.
