‘Arnab Browbeating Police’: Maharashtra Govt Asks SC to Step In

Application asks apex court to restrain Goswami from misusing the interim protection from arrest it granted him.

The Maharashtra government has filed an application in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Police, alleging that Arnab Goswami is ‘hampering the investigation’ against him by trying to ‘browbeat’ the police through his shows on Republic TV channels.

The Mumbai Police is investigating the FIRs registered against the editor-in-chief of Republic, based on the complaints that he ‘incited communal hatred’ during his show on Republic Bharat, when he drew connections between the Palghar lynching incident and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

On 24 April, the Supreme Court granted Arnab protection from arrest for three weeks and stayed all FIRs against him in other states dealing with the same issue.