Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police on Friday opposed the bail plea of social activist Teesta Setalvad, saying he was involved in a larger conspiracy to topple the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state.

An affidavit filed in the sessions court on behalf of the Special Investigation Team of the Gujarat Police claimed that Setalvad was involved in a larger conspiracy at the behest of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel to topple the BJP government in the state after the 2002 riots.

Additional Sessions Judge D D Thakkar took on record the reply of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and adjourned the hearing on the bail application till Monday.

Setalvad has been arrested along with former Indian Police Service (IPS) officers R B Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt on charges of fabricating evidence to implicate innocent people in the Gujarat riots cases.

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