US EditionFIR Filed Against BJP’s Amit Malviya and Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami Over Alleged Misinformation
- On May 20, 2025, the Indian Youth Congress filed an FIR in Bengaluru against BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly spreading false information.
- The FIR charges them with disseminating false information that the Indian National Congress has an office located in the Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkey, a claim made amid heightened tensions between India and Turkey over Ankara's backing of Pakistan.
- The FIR, registered under non-bailable sections 192 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alleges a criminally motivated campaign aimed at defaming Rahul Gandhi and threatening national security.
- The complaint alleges that the accused exploited their positions to orchestrate a deliberate campaign of false information aimed at deceiving the public, undermining national stability, and provoking unrest.
- This legal action signals the Congress's intention to respond firmly to misinformation campaigns that it views as attacks on democracy and public safety.
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Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami booked for false claim about ‘Congress office in Turkey’
The Bengaluru Police on Tuesday filed a first information report against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s social media cell chief Amit Malviya and Republic TV’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for falsely claiming that the Istanbul Congress Center is an office of the Indian National Congress.The building shown in a Republic TV news segment on May 15 is the Istanbul Congress Center, a convention venue owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Al…
FIR Filed Against BJP’s Amit Malviya and Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami Over Alleged Misinformation
FIR Filed Against BJP’s Amit Malviya and Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami Over Alleged Misinformation The High Grounds police station registered an FIR on Tuesday against Amit Malviya, head of BJP's IT cell, and Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, for allegedly disseminating false information.The complaint, lodged by Shrikant Swaroop of the Indian Youth Congress's legal cell, accuses Malviya and Goswami of orchestrating a deliberate campai…
Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami Booked: Bengaluru Police Register FIR Against BJP IT Cell Head and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Over ‘Congress Turkiye Office Fake News’
An FIR was registered on Tuesday against BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya and Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami for allegedly running false information, police said. The case was registered at High Grounds police station on the complaint of the Indian Youth Congress's legal cell head Shrikant Swaroop B N against the duo. Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami Booked: Bengaluru Police Register FIR Against BJP IT Cell Head and Republic TV Editor-in-…
FIR Filed Against Arnab Goswami and Amit Malviya Over False Claim of Congress Office in Turkey
Bengaluru: The Youth Congress has filed a criminal complaint against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and BJP IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya, accusing them of spreading false information that the Congress party has a registered office in Turkey. Based on a complaint by Srikanth Swarup, head of the Indian Youth Congress legal wing, an FIR […]
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