India’s Supreme Court granted bail on Friday to a prominent human rights activist and lawyer who has spearheaded a campaign to hold officials responsible for deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots, more than two months after she was detained on allegations of fabricating evidence.
Teesta Setalvad was arrested by western Gujarat state police in June for allegedly coaching witnesses and forging documents in cases related to the riots, in which more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. She has denied the allegations and hasn’t been formally charged.
