Teesta Setalvad- Timing of CBI Raids and significance of the Zakia Jafri petition

The Gujarat government wants activist Teesta Setalvad to be interrogated in custody about charges of embezzling donations collected to build a communal violence museum. But the charges against Setalvad seem to be an attempt to intimidate her to withdraw cases she has helped Zakia Jafri to file against Narendra Modi.

As a court in Mumbai gets ready to hear the plea for anticipatory bail by the activist Teesta Setalvad, questions remain over whether the claims of guilt being made by the CBI against her are grounded in facts.

Both the Gujarat and central government have been making a concerted effort to pin down charges against the human rights activist.