(Representational Image)The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the source of money in the bank accounts of social activist Teesta Setalvad and others which were frozen by Ahmedabad police in 2015 after allegations of misappropriation. From where did the money in these bank accounts have come,” a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the counsel for Setalvad. Our personal bank accounts and the bank accounts of NGOs have been frozen by them, which also include fixed deposits. Setalvad had objected to repeated adjournments taken by Gujarat government after the apex court issued notice saying their accounts have remained frozen for nearly three years. In their plea before the apex court, the petitioners had alleged that their accounts were “illegally” frozen without following the due process of law.

Source: Indian Express February 21, 2017 14:23 UTC