Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami was on Wednesday arrested by Crime Branch of Raigad police in an abetment to suicide case. Two other accused, Feroz Shaikh and Nitesh Sarda, have also been arrested. Police said the Republic TV founder was being investigated for his alleged role in the death of an architect who designed his studio. Interior designer Anvay Naik took his life in 2018 and his wife accused Goswami of not paying his fee

Anvay Naik, who was found dead at the first floor of his farmhouse at Kavir Village in Alibaug on May 5, 2018, Naik’s mother was also found dead on the bed on the ground floor of the farmhouse, left an alleged suicide note accusing Goswami, Shaikh of icastX/Skimedia and Sarda of Smartworks of not paying dues amounting to Rs. 5.40 crores for his interior design work, due to which his firm suffered severe losses.

Naik's wife said he left a suicide note in which he blamed Goswami for his death. Republic TV says that Mr Goswami has been targeted over his journalism.