Gujarat Riots: SC grants interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad

A day after the Supreme Court granted her interim bail in a case related to 2002 Gujarat riots, activist Teesta Setalvad walked out of Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Setalvad was arrested on June 25 for allegedly fabricating evidence related to the Gujarat riots, and had been lodged in jail since June 26.

As per the apex court order on



Friday, Setalvad was produced before sessions judge V A Rana for bail formalities.

“The sessions court imposed two conditions over and above the conditions imposed by the apex court. The sessions court asked the accused to furnish a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and not to leave India without its prior permission,” news agency PTI quoted special public prosecutor Amit Patel as saying.