Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by Mumbai police on Wednesday (November 4) morning. Arnab is known to have been arrested in connection with a former case of incitement to suicide. He has been arrested for alleged complicity in the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer. A Mumbai police official said an architect and his mother committed suicide in 2018 over an alleged non-payment of fees by Republic TV.
Speaking to Zee Media, CIU inspector Sachin Vaje said that Arnab has been arrested under Section 306 and Section 34 of the IPC.
Arnab Goswami claimed that the Mumbai police physically assaulted him while trying to arrest him. Republic TV reported that around 10 police officers entered Arnab’s home and “pushed and interrupted Arnab demanding that he come out.”
Arnab is expected to be brought to Raigad for further questioning in connection with this case. Earlier on Wednesday, more than a dozen Mumbai police officers arrived at Arnab’s residence to arrest him.
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It should be noted that a few days ago the Mumbai police had registered a case in the TRP scam and had summoned senior Republic TV employees for their investigation. The owners of the channels Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema have already been arrested in the case.
Arnab Goswami and the Mumbai police have disagreed on various issues, including Palghar’s lynching of three monks and the suicide case of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh claimed on Tuesday that Arnab was a “hawala operator”.
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