Mumbai: Republic TV’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami was on Wednesday morning arrested by Mumbai Police from his residence in a reported case of abetment to suicide of a 53-year-old architect.

The move by Mumbai Police on Wednesday morning received a mixed reaction with several union ministers and BJP leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, slamming the arrest of Goswami.

However, Twitter users in India lauded the move by Mumbai Police and added that Goswami’s arrest was justified alleging his role in architect Anvay Naik's suicide case.

The users took to the micro-blogging site and soon, hashtag #WellDoneMumbaiPolice was among the top three trending topics on Twitter in India.

Here are some of the tweets from Wednesday’s campaign where the users were seen lauding Mumbai Police for arresting Goswami.

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Sidhi (MP) (PTI): A BJP leader from Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh was arrested on Tuesday on charges of raping a woman leader and extorting money, police said.

The BJP immediately expelled him from the party after he was arrested.

The FIR stated that the victim, also a BJP leader, was allegedly raped under the pretext of giving her a party ticket. The accused allegedly filmed the video of the incident and used it to extort money.

The accused, Ajitpal Singh Chouhan, also threatened to kill the woman's husband and forced her father-in-law to give money by showing him the obscene video, the FIR stated.

Chouhan was booked on January 13 under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) sections 64 (1) (rape), 308 (5) (extortion by putting someone in fear of death or grievous hurt), 296 (obscene act) and 351 (3) (criminal intimidation).

Sidhi district BJP president Dev Kumar Singh expelled Ajitpal Singh Chouhan from the primary membership of the party.