Besides Goswami, the other two accused named in the charge sheet are Firoze Sheikh and Nitish Sarda, said special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat
Supreme Court said the interim bail to journalist Arnab Goswami and two others in an abetment to suicide case will continue till the Bombay High Court disposes of their plea
Republic TV's Arnab Goswami, who walked out of jail after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court, lashed out at CM Thackeray government stating that its autocratic behaviour has been defeated
Back in the familiar environs of the TV newsroom after a week in judicial custody, journalist Arnab Goswami on Wednesday hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
Bombay High Court had refused to grant him interim bail in the 2018 abetment to suicide case
A sessions court in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Tuesday reserved its decision on the police's plea challenging a magistrate's order denying them custody of Republic TV's Arnab Goswami
Republic TV's distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested in connection with the alleged Television Rating Point rigging scam, a Mumbai crime branch official said
The bigger lesson in this saga is for the Indian media to recognise the dangers of becoming the handmaiden of the Establishment
The Bombay High Court reserved its order on an interim bail plea of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, arrested in an abetment of suicide case, without giving him any immediate relief
Arnab Goswami's lawyers Harish Salve and Abad Ponda have made a strong plea for releasing him on bail. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news
Republic TV Editor-in Chief Arnab Goswami has petitioned the Bombay High Court challenging his "illegal arrest" in a 2018 case of abetment of suicide and sought quashing of the FIR lodged against him
Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Goswami, arrested for allegedly abetting a suicide, spent the night at a local school which has been designated as a Covid-19 centre for the Alibaug prison
Goswami has filed for bail and the court has asked the investigation officer to file reply, the journalist's lawyer Gaurav Parkar said
Mr Goswami's arrest highlights flaws in free-speech argument
High drama was witnessed at the residence of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami morning when a police team arrived to arrest him in an abetment of suicide case with the entire episode
In the wake of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Goswami's arrest, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said Thackeray's government has never acted vindictively against anyone since it came to power last year
Condemning the arrest of journalist Arnab Goswami, BJP president JP Nadda said it was an attempt by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to "silence" those who disagree with them
Latching on to the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, the BJP in Maharashtra on Wednesday hit out at the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government, accusing it of having Emergency-era mindset and muzzling the free voice. Goswami was arrested on Wednesday morning by the Raigad police for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53- year-old interior designer in 2018. Taking to Twitter, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis said, "Although emergency was defeated in 1977, the mentality is still alive! Today, supporters of emergency- Congress & Shivsena displaying the same undemocratic brutality to crush any voice of dissent." "India has always fought such forces & struggle will continue. #EmergencyInMaharashtra #Arnab," he said. Talking to reporters, BJP MLA from Mumbai Atul Bhatkhalkar said, "Journalists like Arnab were raising valid questions, but in order to hide its own failures, the Uddhav Thackeray government is ...
Terming the arrest of journalist Arnab Goswami as a "blatant misuse of state power", Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the "attack on free press must be and will be opposed". The home minister also slammed the opposition parties, saying Congress and its allies have "shamed democracy" and that the incident "reminds us of Emergency". Goswami was arrested by the Maharashtra Police from his residence in Mumbai this morning in a case of abetment of suicide In a tweet, Shah said, "Congress and its allies have shamed democracy once again. Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar of democracy". "It reminds us of the Emergency. This attack on free press must be and WILL BE OPPOSED," he said. Goswami, who was seen being pushed into a police van, claimed that he was assaulted by police at his home, while being taken away.
The Mumbai Police arrested Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly abetting suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer. Goswami alleged that he was assaulted by the police