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Arnab Goswami abusing interim protection by attempting to browbeat Mumbai Police, create fear psychosis: Maharashtra govt to Supreme Court
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The Maharashtra government has filed an application in the Supreme Court stating that @republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami has abused the interim protection granted to him by attempting to “browbeat” the Mumbai Police by “creating a fear psychosis”.

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Mumbai Police questioned Goswami for the FIR lodged against him in Nagpur by Congress leader Nitin Raut, a show aired on ‘Republic Bharat’ cast aspersions on the Mumbai Police by alleging that it was not investigating the FIR lodged by Goswami, as it was “biased.” @NitinRaut_INC

“An announcement on @republic Bharat stated that Goswami was interrogated by the police with regard to the said FIR, but that with regard to the petitioner’s FIR, the police refused to register either assault or conspiracy and were covering up the matter.” @NitinRaut_INC

Maharashtra Govt: “a fit case where the Court should take serious cognizance of the endeavours made by the petitioner to interfere with the investigation by the police and the endeavours made by the petitioner to browbeat the police officers"
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Goswami had mentioned in his show that the Mumbai @CPMumbaiPolice was involved with India Bulls, which is a scam and that the petitioner was investigating India bulls. He also stated that many officers of Mumbai police was involved with India Bulls." @MumbaiPolice #ArnabGoswami

“A balance needs to be maintained between the rights of the petitioner as a senior journalist vis a vis the prerogative of the investigating agency to conduct investigations into the crime as an arm of the law without any fear, threat or pressure." @MumbaiPolice #ArnabGoswami

The Supreme Court had granted Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami 3 weeks' protection from arrest in relation to the FIRs filed against him for the alleged defamation of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. #SoniaGandhi @INCIndia @republic