Indian TV anchor Arnab Goswami arrested by Mumbai Police

(Web Desk) - The controversial Indian TV news anchor Arnab Goswami, known for his inflammatory right-wing rhetoric, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the suicide of a designer who worked on his channel’s offices.

Goswami’s arrest was broadcast live on the TV channel he co-founded and hosts a show on. The channel has been accused of illegally rigging ratings by bribing people to watch the channel in the past.

The anchor alleged that the police entered his house forcefully and physically assaulted him. Video of the entire altercation has been widely shared on social media.

 

— Ravi Nair (@t_d_h_nair) November 4, 2020

Mumbai police say that Goswami’s arrest was in connection with a suicide case from 2018 concerning the death of an interior designer who had worked on a project for Goswami before apparently taking his own life.

Reports said a suicide note blamed the anchor and two others for not paying fees of 54 million rupees ($723,000).

In a video recorded after his arrest, Goswami is seen showing bruises that he received after being manhandled by the police.

 

— ANI (@ANI) November 4, 2020