AHMEDABAD: Officers of the city crime branch, the special operations group, and the Gujarat ATS who are part of the special investigation team (SIT) formed by the state home department are now probing individuals, NGOs, and entities over the alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 riots cases.
“Apart from Teesta Setalvad, R B Sreekumar, and Sanjiv Bhatt, other individuals, NGOs, and entities are under the scanner,” said a police officer privy to the developments. “Their role in fabricating evidence with the intention to prosecute the then chief minister, Narendra Modi, and 62 others will certainly be probed. The FIR filed with the city crime branch on Saturday also mentioned the roles of other individuals, organizations, NGOs, and entities.”