SC stays anti-Modi cop Sanjeev Bhatt's trial

April 20, 2012 14:45

The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, facing charges of coercing his official driver to make a false statement in connection with the alleged inaction of the Narendra Modi government during the 2002 riots in the state.

The Bench stayed the proceedings against Bhatt after he pleaded that the case against him was fabricated and was a consequence of political vendetta. Bhatt has sought investigation by an independent agency into the allegations. It was alleged that Bhatt had pressured his driver K.D. Pant to tell a court that he drove the Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service officer to the Chief Minister's residence Feb 27, 2002.

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