BackGulbarg fund case: HC stays Teesta Setalvad’s arrest till 26 August
The Gujarat high court stayed the arrests of the social activist and four others in connection with the alleged Rs1.51 crore embezzlement case
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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday extended till 26 August the stay on arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with the alleged Gulbarg society fund embezzlement case involving ₹ 1.51 crore.
Justice A.J. Desai adjourned the hearing on the alleged fund embezzlement case and extended the stay on the arrest of Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand, deceased Congress MP (member of parliament) Ehsan Jafri’s son Tanvir, the Gulbarg society’s secretary Feroz Gulzar and chairman Salim Sandhi till 26 August, when the next hearing is scheduled.
The hearing was adjourned as the counsel representing Setalvad and others were not present before the court. The five people had sought anticipatory bail from the high court as a sessions court in Ahmedabad had rejected their pre-arrest bail plea on 25 March.
The sessions judge had observed that there is prima facie documentary evidence against the accused, which needs a thorough probe. The city crime branch had in January registered an FIR (first information report) against Setalvad and others for allegedly embezzling ₹ 1.51 crore collected by them in the form of donations for turning the Gulbarg society into a museum.
The issue had surfaced when 12 residents of the Gulbarg society demanded ₹ 1.51 crore from Setalvad last year, alleging that the money collected in their names for making museum at the society was never distributed.
On 28 February 2002, following the Godhra Sabarmati train carnage, 68 people, including former MP Ehsan Zafri, were killed by a mob at the Gulbarg society in Ahmedabad during the riots.
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