Magistrate permits Raigad Police to interrogate Arnab Goswami every day [Read Order]

The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alibaug granted permission to the local CID Unit, Raigad Police on Monday to interrogate Republic TV Editor, Arnab Goswami for 3 hours every day.

The Unit had sought leave from the Magistrate on November 5 to interrogate Goswami in Taloja jail where he is presently held after he was remanded to judicial custody for two weeks by the Magistrate.

"Since the Magistrate remanded Goswami to judicial custody after arrest, the investigation pertaining to the offences and alleged against him, and the collection of evidence thereof, could not be carried out in depth" the police reasoned while seeking the permission.

Goswami was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alibaug on November 4, where the Raigad Police filed a remand application seeking police custody of Goswami for a period of two weeks.

The plea of police custody was rejected by the CJM, and instead Goswami was remanded to judicial custody till November 18.

[Read order]