The Supreme Court on Thursday stopped the Gujarat police from arresting activist Teesta Setalvad for a day, following a petition by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.
"Gujarat government had started a mala fide case against Teesta, her anticipatory bail has been dismissed by Gujarat High Court today. Against that Supreme Court has granted stay of arrest till tomorrow, Teesta's appeal in Supreme Court will be heard tomorrow," Prashant Bhushan told ANI.
"Gujarat government has been harassing Teesta in every possible way as she was exposing communal involvement of the then Modi government," he added.
The Supreme Court's relief for Setalvad's came after her anticipatory bail plea in connection with an embezzlement case was rejected by the Gujarat High Court earlier today.
Besides Setalwad, her husband Javed Anand, former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri's (who was killed in Gujarat during the 2002 riots) son Tanvir Jafri were accused of misappropriating funds worth over Rs one crore and now face arrest.
An FIR had reportedly been lodged last year against the activist and the others for allegedly misappropriating the funds meant for a museum for the riot victims.
Denying any misuse of funds, Setalvad had blamed political motives behind the case, say reports.