Sanjiv Bhatt gets bail

Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots, was granted bail by a local court in Ahmedabad on Monday, 17 days after he was sent to jail.

Sessions Judge V.K. Vyas granted bail on the condition that Mr. Bhatt would cooperate with the investigation and would remain present when called for. 

Mr. Bhatt was in jail after being arrested on September 30 in connection with an FIR filed against him by a police constable K.D. Pant for allegedly threatening him and making him sign a false affidavit with regards to the IPS officer’s presence in the February 27, 2002 meeting called by the Chief Minister after the Godhra train burning incident. 

Mr. Bhatt had moved a bail application on October 3, which was opposed by the State government.  More Read