On Monday, the Mumbai High Court rejected Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami’s request for bail in a 2018 suicide incitement case.
On Saturday, the high court had reserved its order for Goswami’s statement.
Goswami and two other people, Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda, were arrested by Alibaug police on November 4 in connection with the suicide of architect and interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother in 2018 over alleged non-payment of fees for the companies of the accused.
Following his arrest from his Lower Parel residence in Mumbai, Goswami was taken to Alibaug, where the Chief Judicial Magistrate sent him and the other two into judicial custody until 18 November.
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Goswami was then held at a local school designated as a Covid-19 center for Alibaug Prison. He was transferred to Taloja jail in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Sunday. According to the police, Goswami was transferred to Taloja prison after he was allegedly found using a mobile phone while in judicial custody.
Raigad’s criminal arm discovered that Goswami was active on social media using someone’s mobile phone, despite the fact that his personal mobile phone had been seized by police when he was detained on November 4, an official quoted by the agency said. news PTI.
Goswami had previously filed a bail statement with the Bombay High Court on Saturday, which had given him the option to apply in the session court. The journalist did that and filed a bail statement in session court on Monday.
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