Gujarat police in its affidavit accuses Setalvad and her husband of not cooperating in probe and trying to tamper with evidence.
Gujarat police has opposed in the Supreme Court the anticipatory bail plea of Teesta Setalvad, saying the social activist and her husband “misappropriated” funds meant for charity for personal expenses ranging from wine, earbuds to expensive mobile phone besides tampering with evidence. The state police in its affidavit said Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand as trustees of two trusts Sabrang Trust and Citizen for Justice and Peace (CJP) have by “diversemethods” allegedly “misappropriated the funds of charity and converted to their own use funds meant for the rehabilitation and welfare of the unfortunate victims of riots in Gujarat in Feb-March 2002,” including construction of “dream museum”.
It said the probe into the case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Gulbarg society, dring 2002 riots, revealed that expenses of “very personal nature” have
been made by them under the head “Secular Education” or “Legal Aid Expenses”.
