Arnab Goswami was shut up by a panellist after the Republic TV founder suddenly began to yell demanding the arrest of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for revealing the identity of the family of a rape and murder victim in Delhi. The panellist told Arnab, “You should be ashamed of yourself.” This prompted the controversial TV anchor to remind the woman panellist to speak to him with respect.
Conducting a TV show on the horrific rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl in Delhi, Arnab said, “This time, however, he’s crossed all limits. He cannot get away with revealing the family’s identity for the sake of his photo-op politics,” Arnab warned in a menacing tone.
He later told one of his panellists, “The same Rahul Gandhi, who went hiding during Nirbhaya. He was nowhere to be seen. (He) has now gone there. And look at the utter shamelessness. He’s gone there, done a quick photo-op with the nine-year-old’s family and put it on Instagram.”
Arnab began to yell as he completed his sentence. “He’s Instagrammed the event,” Arnab yelled again as he asked, “Is he illiterate about the law? He’s revealed the identity of the victim and her family.”
Arnab said that Rahul Gandhi should be arrested since his action was an ‘open violation of the POCSO Act.’
The woman panellist representing the Congress party told Arnab that the Repubkic TV founder should be ashamed of himself. She asked Arnab what his channel was doing two days ago when the horrific news of the nine-year-old Dalit girl’s rape and murder first surfaced.
The Republic TV founder asked the Congress panellist to ‘speak with respect’ to him.
Nine-year-old Dalit girl in Delhi Cantt area had gone to drink water at a crematorium when she was allegedly raped and murdered by the priest, identified as Radhey Shyam, and his associates. According to reports, the priest burnt the victim alive.
Radhey Shyam, who was accompanied by few others, had called the girl’s mother to inform that her daughter had died after being electrocuted while drinking water from the water cooler inside the crematorium. Radhey Shayam and his associates also allegedly asked the mother to not report the matter to the police.