News Broadcasters Association condemns manner of Arnab Goswami’s arrest

The News Broadcasters Association on Wednesday condemned the manner in which Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested in Mumbai and appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to ensure that he is treated fairly and state power is not misused for vendetta.

The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) also said that even though it does not agree with Goswami’s “type of journalism”, it denounces “retaliatory action”, if any, by authorities.

Goswami was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer in 2018, a police official said.

In a statement, the NBA said it “condemns the manner in which Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, was arrested”.