“Welcome to freedom, Ms Teesta Setalvad, a courageous fighter for justice!” Chidambaram said in a tweet. New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Saturday hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases and called... The post appeared first on .

The top court was hearing a petition of Teesta Setalvad seeking interim bail in a case in which she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case where she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

Ahmedabad Apr 25 PTI The Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad ATS have apprehended a Pakistani boat with nine crew members on board in the Arabian Sea near the state coast and seized heroin worth Rs 280 crore from the vessel a defence spokesperson said on Monday A top police officer said that the Coast Guard had to fire some shots at the Pakistani boat as it tried to escape after being challenged by the interceptor ship Two to three crew members received minor injuries The Coast Guard ship intercepted and apprehended the Pakistani boat Al Haj early Monday morning from the Indian waters the defence spokesperson said in a statement Officials found heroin worth Rs 280 crore on the boat the statement said adding that the boat and the crew members were brought to the Jakhau port in Gujarats Kutch district for further investigation Gujarat Director General of Police DGP Ashish Bhatia said the seizure took place on the Indian side of the Arabian sea during the early hours nearly 15 nautical miles away from the International Maritime Boundary Line IMBL He said the Coast Guard had to fire some shots at the Pakistani boat as the crew tried to escape after being challenged by the interceptor ship Based on a tip-off given by the ATS a Coast Guard ship headed towards IMBL and spotted the Pakistani boat sailing inside the Indian waters after crossing the IMBL Since the Pak crew tried to speed away with their boat after being challenged the Coast Guard fired some rounds on them during a chase Two to three crew members received minor injuries due to the firing Bhatia said at the ATS headquarters here He said officials of ATS and Coast Guard found 56 kg of heroin worth Rs 280 crore on the boat While we are yet to find out the source as well as the destination of the contraband we learnt that Karachi-based smuggler Mustafa is behind this racket The contraband was supposed to be transported to a northern state had the landing been successful Bhatia added PTI PJT PD GK NSK NSK

Ahmedabad Jan 24 PTI Following reports of a family of four from Gujarat freezing to death while attempting to cross the US-Canada border illegally a few days ago the state police have asked its Crime Investigation Department CID to separately probe if agents were running any illegal immigration racket said a top official on MondayWhile the entire case is being investigated by the authorities of the United States and Canada the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit AHTU of the state CID-Crime has been given the task to unearth the network of agents active in Gujarat said Director General of Police Ashish BhatiaAs of now the Gujarat police is not in the picture in the overall investigation However we have asked the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit to look into this issue We know that a majority who migrate to other countries from here usually take the legal route We will take action against agents if we find their involvement in illegal immigration racket said BhatiaHe said as of now it was not clear whether the deceased travelled to Canada illegally or after obtaining legal tourist visaSince the family of four have died we do not know whether they travelled to Canada illegally or through legal tourist visa The AHTU will also inquire into this aspect the DGP saidAs per the reports the deceased - a couple and their two children - belonged to Dingucha village under Kalol taluka in Gandhinagar districtThey died from exposure to extreme cold weather along the US-Canada border in what the authorities of those countries believe was a failed crossing attempt during a freezing blizzard PTI PJT PD RSY RSY