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SC granted Teesta Setalvad interim bail: What did the apex court say

Setalvad has long fought for Gujarat riot victims and blamed the then CM Narendra Modi and other high-ranking officials

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SC granted Teesta Setalvad interim bail today: What did the apex court say

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday granted interim bail to Mumbai-based activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad, for her alleged involvement in fabricating evidence to target "innocent people" in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Arrested in June 2022 on charges of "forgery and fabricating evidence", Setalvad has long fought for Gujarat riot victims and blamed the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other high-ranking officials in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

WHAT DID THE SUPREME COURT SAY

A Bench, composed of Chief Justice of India U U Lalit, Justices S