Former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt arrested in 22-year-old case
Ahmedabad, Sept 5 (IBNS) : Former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested by police on Wednesday in connection with a 22-yer-old narcotics case, media reports said.
He was picked up from his home in the morning for questioning before being placed under arrest.
The probe is conducted by the CID as per a January last Gujarat High Court order.
Along with Bhatt, several other policemen are also being interrogated.
In January, the court asked the CID (Crime) to investigate the FIR lodged in 1996 in which Bhatta had allegedly framed a lawyer from Rajasthan for carrying 1.5 kg of narcotics.
Bhatt was serving as the Superintendent of Police in Banaskantha, in North Gujarat that time.
Bhatt was dismissed from the Indian Police Services (IPS) in 2015 for taking on the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi's administration for the 2002 Gujarat riots.
In 2011, Bhatt had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court accusing Modi of being complicit in the 2002 riots.
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