Karnataka HC stays case against Amit Malviya, Arnab Goswami for ‘Congress office in Turkey’ claim
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed a criminal case against 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, Bar and Bench reported.
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, Alt News reported.
The Bengaluru Police had booked Malviya and Goswami on Tuesday on a complaint by the Indian Youth Congress’ legal cell head, Shrikant Swaroop BN. The first information report was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
The complainant alleged that the claim was made “with clear and undeniable criminal intent to deceive the Indian public, defame a major political institution, manipulate nationalist sentiments, incite public unrest, and undermine national security and democratic integrity”.
The Indian Youth Congress further noted that the claims were made in the context of tense India-Turkey relations due to Ankara’s support for Pakistan during heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after Operation Sindoor.
Although the Indian National Congress had announced plans in 2019 to open an overseas office in Istanbul...
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