Arnab Goswami attack: PCI condemns ‘attack’ on journalist, demands report from Maharashtra govt

Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and his wife Samyabrata Ray on Thursady were attacked by two motorcycle-borne persons in Mumbai. The Press Council of India on Thursday, condemned the alleged attack on Arnab Goswami and has demanded a report from the Maharashtra government over the incident. 

"At around 12:15 am, when we reached Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, two men on a bike followed our car and tried to overtake it. These 2 men first tried to identify who was driving the car. They stretched out their arms, pointed their fingers at me and then blocked the path of my car with their two-wheeler," Arnab in the complaint.

“Every citizen in the country, including a journalist, has the right to express their opinion which may not be palatable to many but this does not give anybody the authority to strangulate such a voice. Violence is not the answer even against bad journalism,” the PCI said.

While taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, the PCI chairman has asked the Maharashtra government, through the Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, to submit a report on the facts of the case at the earliest, the PCI said.

Arnab Goswami invited criticism from Congress leaders for his remarks aimed at party president Sonia Gandhi during a TV discussion on the Palghar lynching case.