Mumbai Police physically assaults, detains Arnab Goswami

NewsBharati 04-Nov-2020 10:13:24 AM

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Mumbai, Nov 4: Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was detained by Mumbai Police on Wednesday morning. He along with his mother-in-law, father-in-law, son and wife have been physically assaulted by the Mumbai Police.

Mumbai Police entered Goswami's residence today and allegedly physically assaulted his family members and him. Republic TV channel telecast visuals of Mumbai Police entering Goswami's residence and what appears to be a scuffle.

Mumbai Police encounter-specialist API Sachn Vaze confirmed that Arnab Goswami was arrested in a case that has been closed, that has nothing to do with the TRP case in which there has been an attempt to implicate Republic. He has been taken to the Raigad police station after the assault.

In April this year, Goswami and his wife Samyabrata Ray were allegedly attacked when they were driving back home from the Republic TV Headquarters in Worli.

Union Ministers have come forward in condemning the attack. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, " We condemn the attack on press freedom in #Maharashtra. This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this."

We condemn the attack on press freedom in #Maharashtra. This is not the way to treat the Press. This reminds us of the emergency days when the press was treated like this.@PIB_India @DDNewslive @republic
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) November 4, 2020

Union Minister Smriti Irani has also spoken up against such 'fascism'. "Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him, you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next ?" she said.

Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him,you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next ?
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) November 4, 2020