Raigad police arrested two others, including Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, on Wednesday morning. They are accused of forcing the 53-year-old interior designer and his mother to commit suicide in 2018. Among the two people arrested with Arnab in this case, one is Feroze Sheikh and the other is Nitesh Sarada. Goswami is arrested from Worli while Feroz is arrested from Kandivali and Nitesh from Jogeshwari.
The Mumbai Police has not officially revealed in which case Arnab Goswami has been arrested. It is being told that Arnab has been arrested under Section 306 of the IPC for abetment in the alleged suicide case of designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik. In a letter written before the suicide in May 2018, Anvay Naik alleged that Arnab Goswami did not pay after the interior design of Republic Network’s studio.
According to the news agency ANI, Arnab Goswami has alleged that the Mumbai Police barged into the house and scrambled with him. Republic TV channel has shared video clips, in which police are seen entering Goswami’s house and clashes are also taking place. At the moment, the hashtag #ArnabGoswami is trending on Twitter with this news.
Shiv Sena MP and Spokesperson Sanjay Raut has said that there is a rule of law in Maharashtra and there is no action in the spirit of revenge. He said that whoever violates the law, the police will take action against him. When Raut was asked questions on Arnab’s arrest, whether the police action on Arnab Goswami was in retaliation, he gave this answer. Raut said, “The government of Maharashtra never takes action with a sense of revenge. There is a rule of law in Maharashtra. If the police has to have any evidence in the investigation, then the police can take action on anyone.”