Published 09:51 IST, April 23rd 2020

How Alka Lamba celebrated Youth Congress after Arnab Goswami's attackers' confession

Hours after the attack on Arnab Goswami and Samyabrata Ray Goswami, Congress leader Alka Lamba in a tweet celebrated the youth wing of the party.

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Mere hours after Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and his wife and Republic TV Editor Samyabrata Ray Goswami were physically attacked on ir way home from Republic's studios in Mumbai at about quarter-past-midnight on Wednesday night, Congress leader Alka Lamba celebrated attack.

Furrmore, she went on to hail Congress Youth Wing, following attackers confessing to Arnab's Mumbai police security attache after being apprehended that y belonged to Congress Youth Wing and were sent by party higher-ups to teach him a lesson. Alka Lamba in a tweet posted at 3 AM on Thursday wrote, "Long live youth Congress"

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Alka Lamba celebrates attack

Arnab in his written complaint to Mumbai Police mentioned about Lamba's tweet and said, "Congress leader Alka Lamba's celebration of attack on me furr reinforces my belief that this attack on me and my wife Samyabrata Ray has been orchestrated by Sonia Gandhi and her close circle of Congress leaders at a time when we have raised questions about her accountability in several cases." 

On Wednesday evening, Lamba in a tweet had said that Congress workers across country are upset with Arnab Goswami for his statement on Sonia Gandhi. She threatened that if Maharashtra CM does t take action against him n body can stop Congress workers from hitting streets.

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two goons have been arrested and an FIR has been registered against m by NM Joshi Marg Police station under sec 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of IPC, several hours and much effort after incident and ensuing complaint, which has been pasted below.

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attack came after Arnab had questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi in his debate mere hours earlier.  attack took place at Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, just a short distance away from Arnab's house, as he and his wife - Republic TV Editor Samyabrata Ray Goswami - were driving back in ir Toyota Corolla. 

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09:51 IST, April 23rd 2020