Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Friday registered a new FIR against Republic TV and booked its executive editor, anchor, two reporters and other editorial staff members for allegedly inciting “disaffection” among the police personnel against Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and maligning the city police’s image.

The news show ‘Revolt Against Param Bir Singh? Senior officer part of the probe gives details’ was anchored by Shivani Gupta and reporter Sagrika Mitra based on the news story gathered by Republic TV Reporter Shawan Sen, All of them including executive editor of the show Niranjan Narayan Swami and other editorial staff booked in FIR.

“By broadcasting such content, the channel and its journalists intentionally tried to incite disaffection among the police personnel against the police commissioner and the act also maligns Mumbai Police’s image,” the complainant stated in the FIR.

All of them in this FIR charged with section 3 (1) of The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922 and 500 (defamation) and 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code.

The city police have also initiated chapter proceedings against Goswami and have issued him a show cause notice around two weeks ago.

Republic TV channel is also facing an investigation in the Television Rating Point (TRP) scam.

Arnab Goswami is already facing two FIRs at the Pydhonie police station and NM Joshi Marg police station for inciting communal tension and spreading hatred between two communities.

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