Arnab Goswami senior journalist and Republic TV editor was detained by Mumbai police on Wednesday, 4 November, detained. Visuals from the news channel show that Goswami has been taken by cops in a police van.
According to news agency ANI, Earlier during the day, the cops entered Goswami’s residence and attempted to detain him.
Quoting Goswami, ANI said that he was “physically assaulted” by the police. The senior journalist reportedly claimed that his wife and son were also “assaulted” by the Mumbai cops.
The Mumbai Police are yet to release a general statement regarding the incident to Chenab Times. But according to news agency PTI, Arnab Goswami arrested for allegedly abetting suicide of interior designer, say police.
The case pertains to the death of Anvay Naik, managing director of Concorde Designs Private Limited, in 2018. A suicide note by Naik accused Goswami and two others – Feroz Shaikh and Niteish Sarda – of not paying dues worth Rs 5.40 crore. Naik and his mother Kumud Naik were found dead in their home in Kavir village of Alibaug, Scroll reported.
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