: Police should not become arm of the executive, says Teesta Setalvad after release from jail #IndiaNEWS The police should not become an arm of the executive and should apply laws impartially, activist

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Police should not become arm of the executive, says Teesta Setalvad after release from jail #IndiaNEWS
The police should not become an arm of the executive and should apply laws impartially, activist Teesta Setalvad told NDTV in an interview on Monday.Setalvad was released from the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad on Saturday after the Supreme Court granted her interim bail. The Gujarat Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad has accused her of forgery and fabrication of evidence in a case related to the 2002 Gujarat riots.The activist had been in custody for over two months.On Monday, Setalvad told NDTV that the police should apply laws in an honest and autonomous manner. “Look what happened to [Alt News co-founder Mohammed] Zubair – so many examples of this crackdown and the police getting away without following due process...It can happen to anybody.�Zubair is facing seven criminal cases, including six in Uttar Pradesh and one in Delhi. The police’s allegations against him pertain to satirical comments about television news anchors, allegedly hurting religious sentiments of the Hindu community and posting alleged inflammatory content about deities. The journalist was arrested on June 27. He walked out of Tihar Jail on July 20 after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail. On the manner of her arrest, Setalvad told NDTV that she had expected due process and that a notice would be issued before taking her...Read more

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