In his plea, Solanki alleged that the existing trial judge did not take cognisance of his doubts that the witnesses in his case could have been tutored by the Special Public Prosecutor. He also raised doubts about the role of Teesta Setalvad as she was arrested by the Gujarat Police in a similar matter where she had allegedly tutored witnesses.
When Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested by Crime Branch of Gujarat Police in the Gujarat Riots case, he was already lodged in jail in connection with a custodial death in 1990.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh called the SC's verdict in 2002 Gujarat riots 'deeply disappointing' and said that his party stands by Zakia Jafri and her family
The Supreme Court said that while the petitioner has heavily relied on the Tehelka tapes featuring Babu Bajrangi that had appeared in 2007, they are not legally acceptable.
Two days after the arrest of retired DGP RB Sreekumar, and 'activist' Teesta Setalvad, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has sought the remand of jailed former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt