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Gujarat High Court stays Teesta Setalvad's arrest till April 4

Ahemadabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad's arrest has been stayed by the Gujarat High Court till April 4.The arrest of Teesta's husband Javed Anand and Tanvir Jafri, son of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, has also



“The fund was used for other purpose by using different credit cards and the donation amount was not even used for making a mausoleum,” the session's court order had said.

Twelve residents of Gulbarg Society had demanded Rs 1.51 crore from Setalvad last year, alleging that money collected in their name was never distributed.  

Setalvad and Anand have also sought quashing of an FIR registered against them before the Bombay high court on which the order was kept reserved on March 26.  

68 people, including former MP Ehsan Zafri, were killed by a mob at Gulbarg Society here on February 28, 2002 when communal riots were at peak in the state in the aftermath of Godhra incident.

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