New Delhi: A Gujarat court is likely to decide on arrested IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt's bail plea on Friday. Bhatt was arrested on the basis of an FIR filed against him by police constable KD Pant. The junior officer alleges that Bhatt threatened and forced him to sign a false affidavit.
Here is the timeline of the case so far:
September 30: Bhatt was arrested on an FIR by a constable, who alleged he was forced to sign a false affidavit. Bhatt has been booked for wrongful restraint and fabricating evidence
October 1: The police raided Bhatt's residence twice within 24 hours to look for 'false affidavits'.
October 1: Bhatt's wife Shweta alleged police harassment and claimed no one was allowed to meet Bhatt.
October 1: Ahmedabad court dismissed police remand extension and Bhatt was sent to judicial custody.
Bhatt had accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.
October 4: The Home Ministry asked the Gujarat Government to provide more security to Bhatt in prison.
October 5: Ahmedabad court extended Bhatt's bail hearing to October 7.
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