Ahmedabad: A metropolitan court here on Saturday sent a social worker Teesta Setalvadi and former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar After the custodial interrogation was over, he was sent to judicial custody for 14 days and the newly formed Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not seek further remand.
On the way to Sabarmati Central Jail, setalvad Raised the issue of his security in jail and his lawyer Somnath vets Submitted an application in the court, which stated that due to the efforts of Setalvad’s NGO, there were many people who were convicted for their role in the post-Godhra riots. Some of them are women convicts too, Vats said and urged the court to issue directions for her safety in jail.
To this, Public Prosecutor Mitesh Amin objected and argued that he is not an exceptional offender or prisoner that he would require protection in prison. If such a request is heeded, any prisoner will come to the court for protection in the prison. After hearing this, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M.V. Chauhan According to the jail manual, proper arrangements for his security were ordered.
Setalvad and Sreekumar were in police custody since June 26 on a court order, as they were arrested a day earlier on charges of fabricating conspiracy evidence for the 2002 Gujarat riots.
After being produced in the courtroom, Judge Chauhan asked both the accused whether they had any complaint regarding the period of custodial interrogation. To this Setalvad said that he had to give statements on some occasions but for this he was kept in custody for six days. “There were always five-six cops on guard as if I am a very dangerous person,” she said.
Sreekumar requested the court to direct the investigators to record his statement, at least under the provisions of section 164 (statement recorded by a magistrate) of CrPC. The magistrate rejected the request and said that there is no provision under the law that an accused can insist on recording his statement.
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