Maharastra police on Friday filed a charge sheet against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and two others in a 2018 abetment of suicide case.
Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud committed suicide in 2018, allegedly because Arnab cheated the architect for 83 lakhs Indian Rupees ( 0.11 million US$ ) of non-payment of dues by firms of Mr. Goswami and other two accused.
The case, closed for want of evidence in 2019, was reopened in May this year, with Mr. Goswami alleging that the Maharashtra government was pursuing a vendetta against him for his work as a TV journalist.
Besides Mr. Goswami, the other two accused named in the charge sheet are Firoze Sheikh and Nitish Sarda, said special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat.
The charge sheet was filed before a court in Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district, where the case for alleged abetment of suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud has been registered.
As many as 65 persons are named as witnesses, public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat added.
Incidentally, Mr. Goswami had moved the Bombay High Court on Thursday seeking a stay to the filing of charge sheet, but the petition is yet to be heard.
Mr. Goswami, Mr. Sheikh and Mr. Sarda were arrested by Alibaug police on November 4 in the case, but they got bail from the Supreme Court on November 11.
