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Teesta Setalvad

The Queen of Perjury,


Lies and Deceit










Manjula Gupta,
Advocate, Supreme Court of India



Edited by
Anand Mathur
































DISCLAIMER

This booklet contains information which is already widely available in the Indian
Courts and in public domain. The author and editor have compiled the information in
a concise and reader-friendly manner. The author and editor do not take
responsibility for any factual inaccuracies or errors in the booklet.




















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INDEX

1. WHO IS TEESTA SETALVAD? . 3

2. HOW TEESTA SETALVAD CAME IN THE LIMELIGHT? ... 4

3. OFFSHOOT OF GODHRA CARNAGE . 5

4. TEESTAS LOVE FOR THE CONGRESS PARTY DESPITE ITS INVOLVEMENT IN
GUJARAT RIOTS . 6

5. THE CONGRESS PARTY INSTIGATED THE GUJARAT RIOTS .. 7

6. FALSE AFFIDAVITS FILED IN NARODA GAM CASE AT TEESTAS BEHEST . 9

7. THE INFAMOUS & FALSE RAPE STORY OF MADINA .. 10

8. OTHER FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE MADE BY TEESTA SETALVAD . 12

9. FALSE ALLEGATIONS IN NARODA PATIYA CASE THAT THE WOMB OF A
PREGNANT WOMAN WAS RIPPED OPEN . 13

10. FABRICATED EVIDENCE PRODUCED IN GULBARG SOCIETY RIOT CASE .. 14

11. RIOT WITNESSES WERE TUTORED BY TEESTA SETALVAD 15

12. TEESTA SETALVAD STALLED SMOOTH CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND
TRIAL ..... 16

13. WITNESSES WERE PAID MONEY BY TEESTA SETALVAD TO GIVE FALSE
STATEMENTS 17

14. ILLEGAL DIGGING OF GRAVES BY TEESTA SETALVAD . 19

15. THREATS MADE BY TEESTA SETALVAD . 20

16. TEESTA SETALVAD MADE A FORTUNE FROM AWARDS, REWARDS AND
DONATIONS .. 21

17. TEESTA SETALVAD FLOUTS FCRA RULES AND COMPANY LAW 22

18. TEESTAS DISRESPECT FOR THE HIGHEST COURT OF INDIA 23
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19. TEESTA COLLUDED WITH ZAKIA JAFRI AGAINST MODI AFTER HAREN
PANDYAS FAMILY REFUSED TO COLLABORATE WITH HER . 24

20. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM AND TEESTA SETALVADS NEXUS? 25

21. TEESTA SETALVAD PURCHASED JEWELLERY AND WINE FROM FUNDS MEANT
FOR RIOT VICTIMS 26

22. SHASHIKANT, AN INNOCENT VICTIM OF TEESTAS MISDEEDS . 28


































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1. WHO IS TEESTA SETALVAD?

Teesta faces arrest in fund embezzlement case reads a newspaper report published
in the New Delhi edition of the Hindustan Times on 26th March, 2014. It is as follows:

AHMEDABAD: A local court here on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail
plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband and two others in Gulbarg
Society fund embezzlement case. She and others named in the FIR now face
arrest by the Ahmedabad crime branch. Setalvad is accused of collecting over
Rs. 1.5 Crore to build a Museum of Resistance at Gulbarg Society but after
collecting the funds, no museum was built at the site where 69 people,
including former Congress parliamentarian Ehsan Jafri were killed during the
2002 communal riots in the state.

On 12.3.2013, members of the Gulbarg Society had lodged a complaint
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against
Teesta Setalvad for cheating and misappropriation of funds with the office of the
Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Ahmedabad under section 403, 406,
420, 418, 120B, 467, 468 and 477(a) of IPC. An FIR was lodged which is pending
adjudication.

Teesta Setalvad is the editor of a Mumbai Magazine Communalism Combat and is
one of the trustees of Sabrang Trust. She also runs an NGO namely Citizens for
Justice and Peace.

After the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat Teesta Setalvad raised huge sums of money
as donations from within and outside the country to get justice for the aggrieved.
She has been awarded the Padma Shree by the UPA Government for defaming,
maligning and blaming Narendra Modis Government for its alleged involvement in
the riots.

Teesta Setalvad, as will be shown in this booklet, distorted facts, provided false
evidences, had political and communal bias herself, and broke the law on several
occasions to vindicate her pointed agenda of maligning India, the Hindus and any
leader that displayed strong leadership qualities but was opposed to the Congress
Party. Teesta Setalvad willingly offered herself to anti-national, anti-India forces to
further their cause of destabilising India. In return she accepted their money, awards
and favours.

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Gulbarg Society members complaint: http://www.scribd.com/doc/130117742/




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2. HOW TEESTA SETALVAD CAME IN THE LIMELIGHT?

On 27.02.2002 Hindu Karsevaks were returning from Ayodhya by train. The train was
stopped near Godhra Railway Station by a mob of miscreants from the Muslim
community. The driver of the train was dragged down by the miscreants and the
Karsevaks and other passengers, sitting in the railway compartments, were assaulted
with deadly weapons. The compartments were then set on fire which led to the
death of 59 men, women and children.

On 28.02.2002, commenting on the Godhra train carnage, Teesta Setalvad told
Lakshmi Rama, author of an article published in The Washington Post that:

.while I condemn todays gruesome attack, you cannot pick up an incident
in isolation. Let us not forget the provocation. These people were not going
for a benign assembly. They were indulging in blatant and unlawful
mobilization to build a temple and deliberately provoke the Muslims in India.

Since the Godhra train carnage and subsequent riots, Teesta Setalvad has spun a
vicious web of character assassination of individuals, Hindus, Gujarat, India and its
Judiciary at various forums worldwide and has unscrupulously mobilized funds from
dubious NGOs, foreign government funded agencies and individuals. Most of the
funds raised by her were used either in her vilification campaign or diverted for her
personal use.




















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3. OFFSHOOT OF GODHRA CARNAGE

The Godhra Train Carnage triggered widespread and large scale communal riots in
Gujarat. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal stated in
Rajya Sabha
2
on 11th May, 2005 that:

"254 Hindus and 790 Muslim were killed in the post-Godhra riots of 2002"

Teesta Setalvad from day one blamed the Gujarat Government and Narendra Modi,
the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the riots.

In November 1999, Teesta Setalvad had conducted a prominent ad campaign and
took an active role in the electioneering process. While giving an interview
3
to a
Magazine, Human Scape, she told Meher Pistonji that:

.in 1992, after the Babri Masjid demolition, public statements were made
by prominent Indians through paid ad space to convey their disgust at what
was happening to a wide audience. In the 1998 elections NRI groups placed
ads in selected newspapers like Indian Express, Mahanagar and Combat,
asking people to vote for a secular democracy. In the 50th year of
independence also, ad space was used to convey secular messages. With that
in mind we approached political parties that are opposed to the BJP
ideology Congress, CPI, CPM and about ten prominent individuals (funded
the newspaper advertisements)

It would be worth mentioning that the National Human Rights Commission filed a
Writ Petition before the Supreme Court of India against the State of Gujarat and
others, which was decided on 01.05.2009 by the Supreme Court whereby the
Supreme Court issued a directive to constitute a Special Investigating Team (In short
- SIT) for speedy trial of the Gujarat riot cases.

In compliance of the directions of the Supreme Court, the State of Gujarat
constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT) and notified the same.

During the investigation and pendency of the cases related to Gujarat riots, a number
of witnesses were produced before various courts and examined.

2
Sriprakash Jaiswals statement in the Rajya Sabha:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/221709429/

3
Teestas interview to Humanscape: http://www.scribd.com/doc/126700075/



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4. TEESTAS LOVE FOR THE CONGRESS PARTY DESPITE
ITS INVOLVEMENT IN GUJARAT RIOTS

On August 9, 2003 the Times of India carried a prominent article
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titled Cong silent
on cadres linked to Guj riots on the involvement of Congress Party leaders and
cadres in the Gujarat riots. The article states:

NEW DELHI: The Congress has been going to town over Best Bakery and other
instances of the Narendra Modi government's complicity in the anti-Muslim
violence which shook Gujarat last year.

But when it comes to the involvement of its own party cadre in the killings, 10
Janpath maintains a deafening silence. Even when confronted by a long-
standing ally from the freedom movement days, the Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind.

According to the JUH, "most Congress corporators" and some Congress
leaders of Gujarat had actively participated in last year's riots.

Mahmood Asad Madani, JUH general secretary told The Times of India: "We
wrote letters to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, gave a list of Congress
leaders involved in the riots, asked her to take action against them but to no
avail."

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Times of India article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221709977/



















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5. THE CONGRESS PARTY INSTIGATED THE GUJARAT RIOTS

It is quite clear that the Godhra Carnage, the beginning and the flashpoint of the
Gujarat riots, was instigated by several Congressmen. The Godhra Train Burning
Court Judgement
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and also news portal Desh Gujarat in its article
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Godhra verdict:
31 guilty, 63 acquitted, punishment on 25 February of date 22 February, 2011 gave
the names of the guilty that includes the name of Haji Bilal, a Congress Corporator.

This angle of the story has never been explored in its entirety. It is amply clear that
several congressmen were involved in the train burning episode and the riots
thereafter. What and how was the conspiracy planned? Was it made to destabilize
the BJP government of Narendra Modi that had come to power recently? The BJP,
then in power at the Central Government level, was already giving a headache to
Congress, dimming its prospects of return to power. Thus, who gave the go ahead for
the train burning and at which level of the Congress party? Who were the people
involved to manage the aftermath of the riots from the Congress conspirators side?

In a chapter
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in her book Modi, Muslims and Media, journalist Madhu Kishwar
alleges that the desertion of the Muslims en masse was an alarming factor in Gujarat
Congress. Narendra Modi was to fight for the Gujarat by-elections in February 2002,
just before the Gujarat riots of February 27th, 2002; his campaign in Rajkot saw large
scale migration of Muslims from the Congress camp. Modi was perceived a secular
Chief Ministerial candidate. Modi had, as Kishwar claims:

(Modi) managed to accomplish what even Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the most
liberal face of BJP, had failed in doing. Though Muslims liked Vajpayee
personally, they never voted for him or BJP under him.

Therefore, it would not be surprising that given the rising scale of Modis popularity
Congress Party honchos decided to nip the bud before it blossomed and to stop the
large scale erosion of its traditional Muslim base. The Congress has notoriously
played the Communal card repeatedly to play divisive politics in India.

The failure to remove Modi from the Gujarat government led to a surge in
defamatory tactics and legal hoopla meant to trap him and his core team. Teesta
Setalvad played a key role in this.

The Congress and the Islamic conspiracy angle gets credence in the claims of the
estranged aide of Teesta Setalvad, Rais Khan Pathan, who has claimed in an
interview
8
that Teesta refused to let him proceed against Congress leaders involved
in the Gujarat riots.

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To strengthen the conspiracy angle further, the Desh Gujarat article
6
, also gives a
Pakistani angle to the story and exposes the long known yet neglected link of the
Congress party to terrorist networks that help it in polarizing votes on religious
grounds. It states:

Core group members of conspiracy are enjoying safe haven in Pakistan.

Core members of a group of Muslims in Godhra who conspired the Sabarmati
express train carnage in 2002 are living freely in Pakistan, the country that is
known to harbor the terrorists. Though red corner notice are issued against
several accused, only one of them has been arrested so far, and he too has
been acquitted in Tuesdays verdict delivered by court in Ahmedabad.

According to todays verdict, three accused Salim Haji Ibrahim Panwala,
Shaukat Ahmed Charkha alias Lalu and Faruk Bhano are still at large and are
not arrested in Godhra case.

Originally Godhra train attacks four accused were traced to be in Pakistan and
Red corner notices were issued against them. However only one of them -
Ibrahim alias Kachuka could be arrested in 2009 when he was returning from
Pakistan in train.

Two accused Salim Panwala and Charkho are not arrested yet because they
are presently enjoying safe haven in Pakistan according to Police version,
while main culprit Bhano is untraceable and therefore no red corner notice
has been issued against him. He could be in any country at any location.


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Godhra Train Burning - Full Court Judgement:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/215649965/

6
Desh Gujarat article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221712945/

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Chapter from Modi, Muslims and Media: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221710958/

8
Rais Khan Pathans interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfLucgo6GAE









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6. FALSE AFFIDAVITS FILED IN NARODA GAM CASE AT TEESTAS BEHEST

Just after Godhra Riots in Gujarat, Teesta Setalvad, in the garb of offering help and
justice to Muslim victims, approached the people staying in relief camps and lured
them to give false and fabricated evidences before various courts to procure
convictions punishable for various terms including capital punishment and life
imprisonment. She has gone to the extent of offering money to witnesses and has
lured many of them by either giving them temporary rehabilitation or by giving them
assurances of rehabilitation.

Teesta Setalvad has filed false affidavits on behalf of some of the fake witnesses in
various cases connected to the Gujarat riots that are pending in various courts
including the Supreme Court. Best Bakery Case is a burning example of the same.

Teesta Setalvad also tried to get the cases transferred out of the State of Gujarat on
the ground that the offences allegedly committed have not been registered by police
and no steps have been taken by the state machinery to punish the perpetrators.


























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7. THE INFAMOUS & FALSE RAPE STORY OF MADINA

Teesta Setalvad cooked up a rape story of a newly-wed lady called Madina. In order
to create a fake story an affidavit purported to be made by one Nanoomiya Rasool
Miya Malek, was filed by Teesta Setalvad before the Supreme Court alleging therein
that Madina was raped. It was mentioned in para 12 of the same affidavit dated
15.11.2003 filed in Transfer Petition No. 194-202 of 2003 that:

I say and submit that 5 members of my neighbours family were burnt to
ashes by seven people and I am eye witness and crouching to save my life but
I saw what happened. Madina the daughter-in-law of the house whose
marriage had been solemnized just a fortnight back and who had come to her
martial home just two days prior of the incident is the only survivor. She was
in terrible state when I managed to rescue her with others help. I say and
submit that however could not prevent the awful crimes committed upon her
family and her. I requested the Honble Court to keep the details of this rape
victim confidential since she is alive and used only for the purpose of trial and
conviction of the rapists.

In view of the above mentioned affidavit Nanoomiya Rasool Miya Malek was
interrogated by the SIT to find out whether the alleged incident of rape of Madina
actually took place. In his statement on 20.05.2008 before SIT Nanoomiya Rasool
Miya Malek stated that he never said that Madina was raped and that Teesta
Setalvad had thrust that content in his affidavit without his consent.

The relevant extract of his statement before SIT is as under:

In the affidavit filed by me before the Honorable Supreme Court I had stated
that I have rescued the lady named Madina with the help of other persons
and have stated that she was raped. However, I have not informed that said
Madina was raped. However, the advocate who drafted the affidavit in English
incorrectly mentioned the said fact. Even at the time of drafting of the said
affidavit I informed Ms. Teesta Setalvad, who runs the NGO, not to mention
the said incorrect fact in my affidavit and I strongly objected to the same.

Setalvad also persuaded the alleged rape victim Madina to file a false affidavit before
the Honble Supreme Court dated 15.11.2003 in Transfer Petition No. 194-202 of
2003.

But in her statement before SIT on 20.05.2008 the alleged rape victim, Madina,
denied that rape was committed on her and that she did not know the contents of
her affidavit filed in Supreme Court since only her signatures were taken on the
affidavit and the contents of the said affidavit were not known to her.
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The relevant extract of her statement before SIT is as under:

Today you have taken out copy of the affidavit, which is in English of
Nannumiya of Naroda Goan which stated that persons from the mob
committed rape on me and asked me my reply with respect thereto and in
reply I state that the said statement is not true. I state that no one has
committed rape on me

The aforementioned facts demonstrate that Teesta Setalvad had fabricated the
above mentioned affidavits to mislead the Supreme Court to believe that Madina
was raped.
































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8. OTHER FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE MADE BY TEESTA SETALVAD

In the incidents of Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya Riot cases in Gujarat; affidavit of
six other persons having the same language were filed on 15.11.2003, making vague
allegations of rape, mutilation and murder at the behest of Teesta Setalvad. The
contents of those affidavits were mentioned in a news report
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published by India
Today dated 25.03.2010.

Teesta Setalvad has herself filed a false affidavit in the Supreme Court in SLP (Crl.)
No. 1250 - 1253 / 2004: Zahira Habibullah Shaikh & Anr. Vs. State of Gujarat. In this
case an affidavit of service was filed by Zahira Shaikh. But this affidavit
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was
signed by Teesta Setalvad on 16.02.04 subsequently filed in the Supreme Court on
24.12.2004.

The SIT report was submitted in the Supreme Court wherein it was mentioned that
witnesses went to the Investigation Officer with typed statements of the incidents.
Three of the witnesses stated that they were sent by Teesta Setalvad. Teesta
Setalvad tutored witnesses to give false statements regarding the accused persons.
The relevant extracts of the report of SIT submitted in the Supreme Court were
reproduced in a news report published by The Times of India in an article
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dated
16.04.2009.

The above said fact was also brought to the notice of the Honble Supreme Court by
State of Gujarat, in para 9 of its affidavit dated 11.03.2010 filed in Crl.M.P. No. 19816
of 2009 in Writ Petition (Cri) No. 37-52 of 2002, in following words:

9. When the SIT was conducting further investigation as directed by this
Honble Court, some persons purported to be the witnesses, came along with
pre-typed and pre-signed statements and requested the SIT to take them on
record. On further scrutiny and inquiry, such witnesses admitted before the
officials of SIT that they have been given such pre-typed and pre-signed
statements by Ms. Teesta Setalvad which are drafted by one learned advocate
Shri N.M. Tirmizi. This fact from the report has been extensively reported by
media.

In a rejoinder dated 23.04.2010 filed by Teesta Setalvad, in response to the above,
she did not deny this contention of the State of Gujarat.

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India Today news report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221966156/

10
Zahira Shaikhs affidavit signed by Teesta Setalvad:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/93780947/

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Times of India article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221964461/
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9. FALSE ALLEGATIONS IN NARODA PATIYA CASE THAT THE
WOMB OF A PREGNANT WOMAN WAS RIPPED OPEN

It was alleged that in Naroda Patiya the womb of a pregnant woman - Kausar Bano
was ripped open and the foetus was dangled on the tip of a sword. On 13.10.2009,
Setalvad repeated the same allegation in her Application in Writ Petition (Crl.) No.
37-52 of 2002 for removal of members of the SIT in the following words:

23..e.g, in the Naroda Patia case, one Suresh Richard Chara who figures
prominently in many witness statements (as many as 59) and also figured in
Tehelkas Operation Kalank, continues to be out on bail intimidating witnesses
even while the trial has commenced. Another accused against whom several
witnesses have deposed to the gruesome slitting open of a pregnant womans
womb also roams free in the area on bail.

The said incident was also stated in brief written submissions filed by Teesta Setalvad
in Crl.MP No. 19816 of 2009 in Writ Petition (Crl) No. 37-52 of 2002 in the following
words:

iv) 15 witnesses have named Babu Bajrangi Patel as the leader of the mob
that slaughtered 95 people and of having personally killed many and having
cut open the stomach / womb of Kausar Bano and killed her foetus (Ref Vol. B,
Pg. 288-292). Despite this the SIT has not moved for cancellation of his bail. He
roams free today to threaten and intimidate victims and witnesses. He has
even been allowed to go abroad.

This shameful falsehood of Teesta Setalvad was exposed when during trial it came to
light that the foetus of the said Kausar Bano Shaikh was intact and the sensational
allegations were false.

The testimony of the doctor who did post-mortem on Kausar Bano Shaikh brought
out this fact as reproduced in a news report
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dated 18.03.2010 published in the
newspaper Times of India under the Heading Docs testimony nails lie in Naroda
Patia fetus story wherein it was mentioned that Dr. J.C. Konoria, who conducted the
post-mortem on Kausar Bano Shaikh found the foetus intact in the womans womb
itself.

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Times of India new report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221839434/





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10. FABRICATED EVIDENCE PRODUCED IN GULBARG SOCIETY RIOTS CASE

Similarly fabricated evidences were produced by Teesta Setalvad regarding the
incident in Gulbarg Society. She alleged that the then Police Commissioner of
Ahmedabad, Mr. P. C. Pandey, did not take any steps to stop the rioting. She alleged
that he in fact helped the rioters and allowed the riots to go on.

Teesta Setalvad also filed a writ petition numbered Writ Petition (C) No. 219 of 2006
before the Supreme Court praying for inquiry and action against Mr. P. C. Pandey for
his failure to perform his duties. However, the Supreme Court dismissed her writ
petition vide order dated 13.01.2009. Despite the said order, Setalvad made false
allegations to implicate and wrongfully punish P.C. Pandey in various affidavits filed
from time to time. The report of SIT mentions that Pandey was attending to the dead
bodies from the Sabarmati Express at Sola Civil Hospital. These facts were mentioned
in the SIT report and the relevant portions of the same were reproduced in the Times
of Indias news report
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of 14.04.2009.

On 5.10.2013, Rais Khan Pathan, ex aide of Teesta, wrote a letter
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to the Chairman,
SIT, Gandhi Nagar stating therein that Zakia Jafri (witness No. 337 in session case 152
of 2002) has given a false statement that:

..she only knows the name of Raiskhan through Teestaben Setalvad and has
never met him and only knows him by name.

As per Rais Khan, Zakia Jafri visited Rais Khans office and his residence on several
occasions and has lied under oath at the instance of Setalvad. Rais Khan has further
requested SIT to interrogate Safdar Ankaleshwaria, brother-in-law of Zakia Jafri.
According to him interrogation of Safdar Ankaleshwaria will also provide evidence of
how false and fabricated affidavits were prepared and filed by Teesta Setalvad in
various Courts and that payments to witnesses can be substantiated.

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Times of India news report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221841370/

14
Rais Khan Pathans letter to Chairman, SIT:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/175914753/









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11. RIOT WITNESSES WERE TUTORED BY TEESTA SETALVAD

It is now common knowledge that many riot witnesses were tutored. On 14.04.2009,
the newspaper Times of India published a news report
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that Gujarat riot witnesses
were tutored by NGOs and social activist Teesta Setalvad.

One Yasmeen Bano Sheikh, prime prosecution witness in the Best Bakery Case, has
also stated on oath, through an affidavit
16, 17
presented before the Bombay High
Court that she was forced to depose falsely by Teesta Setalvad.

15
Times of India news report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221841370/

16
Yasmeen Bano Sheikhs affidavit (Gujarati): http://www.scribd.com/doc/74291592/

17
Yasmeen Bano Sheikhs affidavit (English translation):
http://www.scribd.com/doc/221844186/




























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12. TEESTA SETALVAD STALLED SMOOTH CONDUCT
OF INVESTIGATIONS AND TRIAL

The constant attempts of Teesta Setalvad to stall the smooth conduct of
investigations and trials has resulted in many accused being in jail for years together
without trial. Many trials are proceeding, even now, on the basis of false evidences
and tutored witnesses.

In November, 2010, Rais Khan Aziz Khan Pathan, who had worked as Coordinator in
Citizen for Justice and Peace the NGO headed by Teesta Setalvad, filed an
application under Section 311 of Cr.P.C. before the trial court to depose as a
prosecution witness in Sessions Case No. 275 of 2002 and Criminal Case No. 152 of
2002 respectively to expose the illegalities and fraudulent activities of Teesta
Setalvad.

What comes out from the above application is that fabricated affidavits were
prepared under the instructions of Teesta Setalvad, who had given instructions to
Rais Khan Pathan over email.

Thereafter, to conceal the contents of the emails, Teesta Setalvad arranged for
hacking the email account of Khan and had its password changed. On 09.09.2010,
Rais Khan Aziz Khan Pathan filed a police complaint
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against Teesta Setalvad for
hacking his email account for crimes under sections 65, 66 & 72 of the I.T. Act.

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Rais Khan Pathans complaint: http://www.scribd.com/doc/74290418/


















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13. WITNESSES WERE PAID MONEY BY TEESTA SETALVAD
TO GIVE FALSE STATEMENTS

The names of accused persons were put in police complaints solely on the basis of
prior animosity whether or not they were actually involved in rioting. Raiskhan Aziz
Khan Pathan filed an application
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in Criminal Appeal No. 583-585 of 2006 stating
that Teesta Setalvad and Ms. Manjula Rao, Govt. Advocate tutored Ms. Yasmeen
Banu Ismail Bhai Sheikh, one of the prime witness in Best Bakery Case. It was further
stated in the said application that:

payment to victims was not the priority of respondent no. 2 (Teesta
Setalvad) but to the witnesses who agreed to depose at her tune. When the
witnesses were paid Rs. 50,000/- or Rs. 100000/- the victims were getting only
Rs. 5000/-.

Rais Khan therefore prayed for re-trial of Best Bakery Case.

On 20.12.2008, a leading newspaper - The Pioneer
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- published that Godhra Riots
witnesses received Rupees One Lac each. A host of Gujarat riots victims were misled
into signing affidavits giving false information at the behest of Citizen for Justice and
Peace (CJP). The cheques were distributed to the alleged eye witnesses. Yasmin Bano
Sheikh (aunt of Zahira Sheikh) received Rs. 50,000/- by D.D. No. 567552 dated
01.08.2007. Among the recipients, four were Best Bakery case witnesses and nine
were witnesses in other Gujarat riots cases.

Yasmin Bano Sheikh, prime prosecution witness in Best Bakery case, filed an
affidavit
21 & 22
in court accusing Teesta Setalvad for forcing her to lie, in the trial court
in Mumbai.

Rais Khan has also made this startling revelation about Teesta Setalvad, in an
interview
23
, as to how she had illegally offered money to witnesses, created false
evidences by luring them by either offering them temporary rehabilitation or giving
them assurances of rehabilitation and / or by giving them money. He also revealed
how she fabricated false evidence on their behalf before SIT and in various courts.

Raiskhan Aziz Khan Pathan also filed a suit
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of defamation against Teesta Setalvad.
After conducting an inquiry against Teesta Setalvad in the defamation case police
had reported to the Court that allegations levelled by Khan were correct and well
founded.

The Pioneer
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, in its edition dated 28.6.2013 has also reported under the heading
NGOs pocket funds for riot victims that from 2002 till May, 2013 a total of nearly
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Rs. 1.50 Crore have been deposited in Teestas Bank Account. The excerpts of the
said news are as hereunder:

At a time when Setalvads credentials are under suspicion, financial
transactions of two Mumbai-based NGOs in which Teesta holds key positions -
Sabrang Trust and Citizen for Justice & Peace (CJP) - revealed transfer of huge
fund from the accounts of these NGOs to Teesta and her relatives personal
accounts.

19
Rais Khans application in criminal appeal: http://www.scribd.com/doc/73349980/

20
The Pioneer article 1: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221845318/

21
Yasmeen Bano Sheikhs affidavit (Gujarati): http://www.scribd.com/doc/74291592/

22
Yasmeen Bano Sheikhs affidavit (English translation):
http://www.scribd.com/doc/221844186/

23
Rais Khans interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92thZReqqf4

24
Rais Khans defamation suit: http://www.scribd.com/doc/99886625/

25
The Pioneer article 2: http://www.scribd.com/doc/150503287/























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14. ILLEGAL DIGGING OF GRAVES BY TEESTA SETALVAD

One Rahul Singh, an erstwhile reporter of Sahara Samay TV Channel, has also filed an
affidavit
26
narrating in details the intentional mis-statements of Teesta regarding
digging of dead bodies buried at Pandarwada.

Although the bodies were buried after following due procedure, Teesta Setalvad did
not tell him that the graves were legal. Teesta Setalvad directed Rais Khan to dig
them and then went live on television to claim exactly the opposite!

The affidavit filed by Rahul Singh in Criminal Case No. Lunawada 1st CR No. 3/06
dated 18.02.2011 narrates in detail the illegal digging of graves orchestrated by
Teesta Setalvad.

26
Rahul Singhs affidavit: http://www.scribd.com/doc/83619014/




























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15. THREATS MADE BY TEESTA SETALVAD

In his affidavit
27
dated 22.10.2011, Rais Khan stated that Teesta Setalvad is related to
Muslim fundamentalists and that he has been threatened by her and her allies.

Rais Khan Pathan, wrote a letter
28
dated 3.10.13 to the Commissioner of Police,
Ahmedabad requesting him to interrogate Mr. R.B. Sreekumar, retired DGP, who
according to Raiskhan tried to persuade him with veiled threats that either he should
compromise with Setalvad or face the wrath of Muslim terrorists and other radical
Muslim groups.

27
Rais Khans affidavit: http://www.scribd.com/doc/73540719/

28
Rais Khans letter: http://www.scribd.com/doc/174700943/






























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16. TEESTA SETALVAD MADE A FORTUNE FROM
AWARDS, REWARDS AND DONATIONS

Despite her questionable methods and utter contempt for law, lives and truth,
Teesta Setalvad has reaped millions through misplaced recognition and awards doled
out to her by several organizations and people.

Teesta Setalvad received an award
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from Federation of Indian Muslim Associations,
Kuwait for her work.

Ford Foundation, in 2009, also gave a donation
30
of $ 250,000 to Sabrang Trust, of
which Teesta and her husband Javed Anand are trustees.

On 7.10.2012 newspaper Sunday Pioneer
31
published that:

Humanistic Institute for Co-Operation with the Developing Countries (HIVOS)
has given more 13 lakh Euros (approximately Rs. 9.25 crore) to various NGOs
in Gujarat between April 2008 and August 2012.

It was further reported that:

HIVOS has also funded various NGOs in Mumbai and Delhi. Mumbai-based
Citizens for Justice & Peace (CJP), run by Teesta Setalvad, has got 10,000
Euros, and Delhi-based ANHAD, run by Shabnam Hashmi, 4,000 Euros.

On 25.12.2012, The Pioneer
32
published an article under the heading, Teesta NGO
unmindful to forex obligations that Teesta received donation of Rs. 10,00,000/-
from Chatwal Group belonging to the infamous Sant Chatwal.

It is also a well-known fact that Setalvad and her NGO is constantly in touch with the
government of the United States of America. The US Government regularly
interacted with Teesta Setalvad's NGO, Citizens for Justice and Peace, as per
document revealed by Wikileaks
33
.

29
Teesta Setalvad awarded by Kuwaiti Muslim association:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/221849138/

30
Ford Foundation donation: http://www.scribd.com/doc/221849376/

31
Sunday Pioneer report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/109239639/

32
The Pioneer article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/111123023/

33
Wikileaks document: http://www.scribd.com/doc/137802032/

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17. TEESTA SETALVAD FLOUTS FCRA RULES AND COMPANY LAW

On 25.12.2012 The Pioneer published an article
34
Teesta NGO unmindful to forex
obligations. It explained in much detail that Teesta Setalvads NGO Citizens for
Justice and Peace (CJP) has violated major FCRA norms.

The news report states:

The FCRA permission granted on November 21, 2007 to CJP by the Ministry
of Home Affairs mentioned that The bank account mentioned in your
application should be used for receiving foreign contribution and no other
amount should be credited to this account. However, a local donation of Rs
10 Lakh, received from The Chatwal Groups by cheque no 376284 dated
26/02/09, was deposited by CJP in this FCRA account. Another Rs 2 lakh,
received from Saurya Foundation, was also received in FCRA account. These
were in clear violation of condition mentioned in the FCRA registration.

Another condition of the FCRA permission was that The association cannot
bring out any publication (Registered under PRB Act 1867) or act as
correspondent, columnist, editor, printer or publisher of a registered
newspaper. However, it is an open secret that Teesta Setalvad and Javed
Anand are editors of Communalism Combat (CC) magazine, which is registered
with the Registrar of Newspapers. Their other company - Sabrang
Communications & Publishing Pvt Ltd, is the printer and publisher of this
magazine. Hence Teesta and Javed Anand, being editors, columnist and
printer and publisher of a magazine have also violated this condition of FCRA
permission, which attracts provision of Section 4(1) (b) of FCRA Act and is
punishable under Section 6(1) and/or Under Section 23 (1) of the FCRA, 1976.

FCRA regulations do not permit NGOs receiving foreign funding to participate in
political activities. However, Teesta was very active during the Gujarat elections.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India is taking legal action against
Teesta Setalvad's company Sabrang Communications & Publishing Pvt. Ltd. as per a
letter
35
dated 04.12.2013 for their failure to file Annual Returns and Balance Sheet
for the year 2011-12. The letter states:

legal action is being taken against the company and its directors by issuing
default notices in pursuant to section 162 and 220 of the Companies Act,
1956

34
The Pioneer article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/111123023/

35
Ministry of Corporate Affairs letter: http://www.scribd.com/doc/194200530/
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18. TEESTAS DISRESEPCT FOR THE HIGHEST COURT OF INDIA

Even though National Human Rights Commission, the apex statutory body for
protection of human rights in India took cognizance of the Gujarat riots and the apex
Court in the Country i.e. the Supreme Court of India was monitoring the Gujarat riots
cases, Teesta Setalvad carried her false propaganda against the Courts in India in
International Fora and advocated international monitoring of the riot cases, despite
Indias Supreme Court reprimanding her for such activities.

During the proceedings in Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 109 of 2003 and 37-52 of 2002
dated 20.01.2011, Teesta had to file an affidavit and give an undertaking to the
Supreme Court that she would not do so again.

This misconduct of Teesta Setalvad was brought to the notice of the Supreme Court
by the SIT. Teesta Setalvad had earlier addressed two letters to SIT and endorsed
their copies to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in
Geneva. The SIT had placed copies of these letters before the Supreme Court.

Despite Supreme Court strictures, Teesta again presented a paper in the same year
on 6th-7th July, 2011 in a workshop organized by OHCHR, Geneva at Bangkok,
wherein she criticized Indian courts and recommended to the Office of United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that:

There is an urgent need for a regional Mechanism to Monitor, Document,
Recommend the prosecution of perpetrator of Racial, Caste based, Linguistic
or religious hatred.

















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19. TEESTA COLLUDED WITH ZAKIA JAFRI AGAINST MODI AFTER
HAREN PANDYAS FAMILY REFUSED TO COLLABORATE WITH HER

Rais Khan Pathan alleges in a video recording
36
that Teesta tried to use him to bait
the murdered Haren Pandyas family to collude with her in a case against Narendra
Modi.

Aghast the family refused to co-operate with Teesta Setalvad. Haren Pandyas father
infact commented that many people named in Teestas affidavit were in fact good
people and that he knew them personally.

Disappointed by Haren Pandyas family, Teesta took Zakia Jafri, a riot victims help in
filing cases against Narendra Modi that have since been dismissed by the courts.

36
Rais Khans video recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCC69sLzipE




























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20. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM AND TEESTA SETALVADS NEXUS?

According to news report
37
published in The Pioneer on 20.02.2013:

A one-time associate of social activist Teesta Setalvad has moved an
application
38
in the Supreme Court seeking withdrawal of Justice Aftab Alam
from Gujarat riots-related cases. In his petition, Rais Khan Pathan alleged link
between Setalvads NGO and the daughter of Justice Alam.

The applicant, Rais Khan, demanded that Justice Alam must withdraw from
hearing the case in the interest of justice and dignity of the institution

The proximate financial and other links of Ms Shahrukh Alam with
institutions, bodies, NGOs and individuals related to the Gujarat riots and
various litigations ensuing from there, by their very nature require that Justice
Aftab Alam (should) decline to adjudicate the present case, the application
stated, demanding that the same be heard by a bench of which Justice Alam
was not a member.

On 27.02.2012, Justice S. M. Soni, Former Judge, Gujarat High Court and Former
Lokayukta of Gujarat wrote a letter
39
to the Chief Justice of India placing facts and
quotes that revealed the communal mind-set of Justice Aftab Alam (Retd.)
requesting him to transfer all the matters related to Gujarat riots before any other
bench of which Justice Aftab Alam was not a member.

Justice Soni also wrote categorically about Gujarat riot cases filed by Teesta Setalvad
in the Supreme Court being heard by the bench that included Justice Aftab Alam.

He also submitted the text of Justice Aftab Alams Gandhi Foundation 2009 Annual
Lecture
40
at The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple, Temple Church, London on
14.10.2009. The lecture criticized many judgements of Indias Supreme Court of
which he himself was a part at the time of the lecture!

37
The Pioneer news report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/222112054/

38
Rais Khans application: http://www.scribd.com/doc/129068317/

39
Justice S.M. Sonis letter: http://www.scribd.com/doc/101201442/

40
Justice Aftab Alams Gandhi Foundation 2009 Annual Lecture:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/90858440/




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21. TEESTA SETALVAD PURCHASED JEWELLERY AND WINE
FROM FUNDS MEANT FOR RIOT VICTIMS

Both, Teesta Setalvad and her husband, have sought anticipatory bail through an
application bearing Crl. Misc. Application No. 761 of 2014 before the sessions Court
at Ahmedabad in the Gulbarg Society FIR (bearing C.R. No. I-01 of 2014).

During investigation, the Investigating Officer sought credit card details of Teesta
from Citibank the details of which were shocking. The Credit cards were paid from
bank accounts of Trusts run by her. On 18.03.14, the ACP, Cyber Cell, Crime Branch,
Ahmedabad City filed an affidavit
41
in Criminal Misc. Application No. 761 of 2014,
wherein it is stated on oath that:

huge expenditure has been made such as purchase of branded and costly
shoes from Metro Shoes, Lord Shoes and Reebok Shoes, monthly hair styling
expenses from Shivas Hair Designers Bombay, Geetanjali Salon Delhi, New
Beauty Centre Mumbai, International Beauty Products Body Shop. Purchase of
clothes from Fabindia, Westside, Pantaloons, United Color of Benetton in
Rome, Shopperstop, Khadi from Islamabad, Marks and Spencer, Rita Bros
Mumbai, Cotton Colour Mumbai, Madura Garments, Karlsburg Garments, Big
Bazaar, Online shopping from FlipKart, Amazon Marketing, and purchase of
Google Storage in US Dollars, purchase of electronic goods from Croma
Mumbai, dining expenses at Hotel Taj, Out of the Blue, TGIF Bistros, Little Italy
Restaurant, Caf Leopold, Rays Caf & Pizzeria Mumbai, Barbecue Nation,
Music Systems from BOSE Corporation & Purchases of Music/Movies from
Apple iTunes, Purchase of Jewellery from Amrapali Jewels, watches, suitcases,
health equipments, gift articles from cottage industries/emporiums, Art
Gallery from Islamabad, Plants from Flora Land and Green Grower Mumbai
etc.

The affidavit further states that:

the most shocking revelation came from the payment made by accused no.
1 (Teesta Setalvad) from the CJPs account towards wine and liquor purchases
from Chincholi wines Mumbai

It has also been stated in the affidavit that out of Rs. 7.16 crore (approx.) received by
Teesta Setalvad as donation, she has transferred and / or spent about Rs. 2.67 crore
for her personal use.

In fact, Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, in a joint affidavit filed by her
on 20.03.2014, in the Sessions Court, Ahmedabad, admitted and stated that:

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I submit that these expenses were incurred by me, Teesta Setalvad and
indeed are of a personal nature

Teesta, in para 9 (vi) of her affidavit also stated that:

Since we live in the State of Maharashtra, and not Gujarat, there is nothing
shocking about expenses on wine purchases

The rejoinder affidavit
42
filed by ACP, Cyber Cell, Crime Branch, Ahmedabad City on
24.03.2014 also states the same.

41
Affidavit filed by ACP, Cyber Cell, Crime Branch, Ahmedabad City:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/213079003/

42
Rejoinder affidavit filed by ACP, Cyber Cell, Crime Branch, Ahmedabad City:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/214124062/




























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22. SHASHIKANT, AN INNOCENT VICTIM OF TEESTAS MISDEEDS

Shashikant Patil, a convict in the Naroda Patiya incident, has been in jail for 12 years
on trumped up murder and rioting charges. His case, to implicate Teesta for perjury,
is pending adjudication in the Supreme Court.

Shashikant, despite the witness testimony of a Muslim lady proclaiming him
innocent, is languishing in jail like many other innocent victims of Teesta Setalvads
web of lies and perjury.

There is overwhelming evidence against Teesta Setalvad for committing perjury in
many other court cases. These cases for perjury, lies and deceit are pending
adjudication in various courts across India.





















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