Arnab Goswami arrest reason: The Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami was arrested from his Mumbai house earlier in the day by the police. Republic TV in its report claimed that Goswami was "assaulted and dragged" during the arrest. Goswami reportedly said that police also physically assaulted his mother-in-law and father-in-law, son and wife. Ever since the journalist was lifted from his house, there was confusion behind the reason of his arrest.  

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Arnab Goswami Arrest Reason 

Mumbai Police, however, has confirmed that Goswami has been arrested in connection with the case related to the suicide of an architect and his mother in 2018. The matter has to do with non-payment of dues. Anvay Naik and his mother allegedly committed suicide over non-payment of dues by Goswami's Republic TV, an official had revealed.  

The Home Minister had then said that Naik’s daughter had alleged that Alibaug police did not investigate the non-payment of dues from Goswami's channel. She had claimed that this reason drove her father and grandmother to commit suicide in May 2018. 

The Alibaug police had registered a case of abetment to suicide the same month but the case was reportedly closed by the Raigad police in 2019. But in May this year the Maharashtra government ordered a fresh investigation into the case against Goswami and two others by the state Criminal Investigation Department. 

Arnab Goswami, while being taken to the police station, shouted out that he was assaulted and even his hair had been pulled. His family too was pushed when they protested Arnab's arrest.  Arnab Goswami is likely to be taken to Raigad for further questioning.  

Arnab Goswami and Republic TV are also facing a case regarding the TRP scam. A few senior executives of Republic TV were summoned by Mumbai Police in that case too and some officials from other companies were arrested too.