Journalist attacked in Mumbai, 4 arrested
Mumbai, Oct 15: Police have arrested all four accused who attacked a journalist and his friend in Mumbai near Gamdevi police station on Sunday.
A private TV channel reporter Herman Gomes was attacked while returning home along with a friend in a taxi late Saturday night.
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When he got out of the cab around 1.30 am on Sunday, he saw four to six persons waiting near his house in Gamdevi area, Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone-II) Dnyaneshwar Chavan told PTI.
The motive behind the attack was not yet known, he said, adding an investigation was underway into the case.
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Journalists' associations in the city condemned the attack and alleged that police did not file the victim's complaint promptly.
@TimesNow Journalist @Herman_Gomes Short Message to Friends after attack. @Dev_Fadnavis @MumbaiPolice @CMOMaharashtra @MahaDGIPR @CPMumbaiPolice pic.twitter.com/mFqykxGCmm
— MUMBAI CRA (@mumbaicra) October 14, 2018