The Supreme Court today dismissed the pleas of activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband and her two NGOs challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting their pleas for de-freezing of their personal bank accounts.<br/><br/>Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and their two NGOs — Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace had challenged the October 7, 2015 verdict of the High court in the alleged misappropriation of funds received by their NGOs for Gujarat riot victims of 2002.<br/><br/>The freezing of the accounts by Ahmedabad Police had after its crime branch started probing a case in which Setalvad and others were accused of embezzling 1 crore 51 lakh rupees collected to convert Gulbarg Society into a museum.
News On AIR | December 15, 2017 11:41 AM
SC dismisses Teesta Setalvad's plea over de-freezing of bank accounts