Gujarat Riots: Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- Supreme Court Hearing: LIVE UPDATES

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17 Nov 2021 10:36 AM IST

  • Gujarat Riots: Zakia Jafris Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- Supreme Court Hearing: LIVE UPDATES

    Supreme Court will continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.Yesterday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has drawn the court's attention towards the issue...

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    • 17 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST

      Sibal: He(Babu) said that he did not say anything about Govardhan Zadafia helping him.

      Sibal:This defence in Naroda Pateya has been rejected by the judge.

    • 17 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST

      Sibal: Now, Anil Patel. Then Babu Bajrangi. He said he (Khetan) met me but gave identity as Piyush Agarwal. What did you (Babu) say about Govardhan Zadafia. He said that he believed that Khetan was making a movie on Hindutva and he was reading from a script.

    • 17 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST

      Sibal:In sting we showed he said he had threatened him (Sreekumar) and before SIT he said he had not threatened him.

      Sibal:SIT puts the transcription of the tape to him. He said the CD was tampered. He said he had lodged a criminal complaint against AajTak channel(later quashed)

    • 17 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST

      Sibal: [Before SIT he said] He advised Govt. officials wrt to the proceeding before the Commission. He said the DGP expressed his desire to meet him... he asked him (Sreekumar) to depose as per his affidavit.

    • 17 Nov 2021 11:59 AM IST

      Sibal: Coming back to Arvind Pandeya at pg 624. He was the counsel who was to defend the Govt. in Nanavati Shah Commission.

    • 17 Nov 2021 11:59 AM IST

      Sibal: 188 page document. I read the conclusion. We have not filed it, but we can hand it over during the course of the day.

      Bench: For the time being we can say we do not need it.

    • 17 Nov 2021 11:44 AM IST

      Sibal: CBI authenticated the tapes after forensic voice tests of those on whom sting was conducted.

    • 17 Nov 2021 11:43 AM IST

      Sibal: CBI was asked by NHRC to authenticate it. We have extracted relevant passages.

    • 17 Nov 2021 11:43 AM IST

      Sibal: It is there right on the left hand side.

      Sibal: SIT records Ashish Khetan's statement. He sets out in details how he went, how he recorded, how he used a spy cam. In sept 2007 the meetings were bound up. The spy cam, hard disk of the laptop were ultimately seized by CBI.

    • 17 Nov 2021 11:43 AM IST

      Sibal: SIT shows the tapes to them (accused). First they take statement of Ashish Khetan at 618.

      Bench: What is the chart you handed over this morning.

      Sibal: Vol VA and VB

      Bench: Only page no. is mentioned not volume no

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