Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami, two others arrested in abetment to suicide case
The HinduRepublic TV editor Arnab Goswami was on Wednesday arrested by the Local Crime Branch of the Raigad police in an abetment to suicide case. Interior designer Anvay Naik, who was found dead at the first floor of his farmhouse at Kavir Village in Alibaug on May 5, 2018, left an alleged suicide note accusing Mr. Goswami, Mr. Shaikh of icastX/Skimedia and Mr. Sarda of Smartworks of not paying dues amounting to ₹5.40 crore for his interior design work, due to which his firm, Concorde Designs Private Limited, suffered severe losses. The note says that Mr. Goswami owed him ₹83 lakh for the Bombay Dyeing studio project, Mr. Shaikh ₹ 4 crore in Laxmi, 3rd and 4th floor idea square project in Andheri, and Mr. Sarda ₹55 lakh for the Magarpatta and Baner projects. Based on the evidence, he has been arrested.” He said whether Mr. Goswami abetted the suicide was part of the police investigation.