Overview

• The Karnataka High Court issued an interim stay on investigations and proceedings against Arnab Goswami and Amit Malviya, protecting them from arrest until the next hearing on June 20.
• FIRs were filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 192 and 352, accusing the two of spreading misinformation about an alleged Congress office in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Republic TV issued a corrigendum acknowledging the use of an incorrect image on its digital platform, attributing the error to a technical mistake by a video editor.
• A second FIR against Malviya, involving a manipulated image linking Rahul Gandhi and Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir, was also stayed by the court.
• The court acknowledged allegations of procedural tampering, including claims that non-bailable charges were improperly invoked to justify potential arrests.