Mumbai court dismisses cop's defamation plea against Arnab

The judge noted the complaint in this case was filed by the DCP himself and not through a public prosecutor.

A sessions court here has dismissed a criminal defamation complaintfiled by a Mumbai police officer against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami over certain claims made during the coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The plea, by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abhishek Trimukhe, was dismissed by the court on April 1, but a detailed order was made available on Thursday. Trimukhe's complaint had also named ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, which owns Republic Media Network, and Goswami's wife, who is a director in the company.