Published 14:19 IST, April 23rd 2020

Covid Lockdown pass given to goons to attack Arnab Goswami & Samyabrata Ray Goswami?

Sources have revealed that the Congress miscreants were in possession of a lockdown pass which they used to travel during the night to attack Arnab Goswami

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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Following shocking attack on Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and his wife & Republic TV Editor Samyabrata Ray Goswami on Wednesday night, sources have now revealed that  Congress goons were allegedly in possession of a lockdown pass which y used to travel during night to attack Arnab Goswami.

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Sources have revealed that Congress workers who carried out physical attack on Arnab Goswami's car in night h been given a lockdown pass to distribute food, amid Covid.  attackers allegedly came from suburbs to Lower Parel with lockdown pass to distribute food. 

However, in a blatant violation of not only several rules of IPC but also rules of lockdown, this lockdown emergency pass was misused to attack Arnab Goswami and his wife Samyabrata Ray Goswami, as per top Mumbai police sources. 

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Arnab Goswami and Samyabrata Ray Goswami Attacked

attack took place barely 500 metres away from Arnab's house as he and Republic TV Editor Samyabrata Ray Goswami were driving back home in ir Toyota Corolla.

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Here is Arnab's video message from shortly after attack:

And here are visuals of ir Toyota Corolla car following attack: 

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Arnab's security caught attackers, who are now in custody of Mumbai police and are being questioned. y confessed to Arnab's security that y h been sent by Congress to teach Arnab a lesson. This comes after Arnab h questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi in his debate mere hours earlier.

FIR that has been filed, however, has been egregiously watered down and has no mention of Congress and Youth Congress despite complaint copy which mentioned all details of Congress link, including ir confessions to Arnab's Mumbai Police security attache who is an undersigned in complaint, as also photos and official party designations accessed by Republic. Furrmore, filing of FIR h also taken considerable effort. It has been filed only under Sections 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of IPC, not even assault. 

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Here is full complaint filed by Arnab:

14:19 IST, April 23rd 2020