The Court questioned the State on why Goswami was named in the case when he was not directly involved in Republic TV Kannada’s daily operations. When asked what specific offence Goswami had committed, the State did not respond.
"You said I would never take a government bungalow, then you built yourself a hundred crore Sheesh Mahal, which is so embarrassing," Arnab Goswami was heard saying.
Terming it to be a “reckless registration of a crime”, the Karnataka HC stayed a probe against Arnab Goswami on a complaint by a Congress leader alleging fake news about CM Siddaramaiah
While slamming the politics of convenience of the Congress party, Arnab Goswami said, "The same thing that happened in Manipur has happened in Bengal. But they are completely quiet (now)."