Republic TV Editor-in- Chief Arnab Goswami, arrested on Wednesday for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer, was remanded to judicial custody till Nov 18 by a court, PTI stated.
The court gave the ruling late in the night today.
Besides, Goswami, two others, Niteish Sarda (Smartworks, owes Rs 55 lakh) and Feroz Shaikh (IcastX/Skimedia, owes Rs 4 crore), have been booked under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Goswami has filed for bail and the court has asked the investigation officer to file reply, the journalist"s lawyer Gaurav Parkar said.
In the Alibaug court, Mumbai police had sought a 14-day remand of Goswami, he said.
Goswami (47), was picked up by a team of Raigad police from his Mumbai home earlier in the day. He was seen being pushed into the police van and claimed he was assaulted by police before being taken away, a PTI report stated.
"Police arrested Goswami under sections 306 (abetment of suicide), and 34 (acts done by persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code," a police official said.
Soon after the vehicle carrying Goswami reached Alibaug, just over 90 km from Mumbai, he was produced in a local court, which directed police to take him to the civil hospital there for medical check-up, after his lawyer alleged the senior journalist was assaulted by police, the report said.
The magistrate took note of the allegations and directed the police to take Goswami to the civil hospital for medical check-up.
After the medical check-up, Goswami was brought back to the court for hearing on his remand, the report added.
The architect and his mother committed suicide in 2018 over alleged non-payment of dues by Republic TV, police said.
