Mumbai: A sessions court in Mumbai on Monday refused to grant interim bail to Partho Dasgupta, former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) and an accused in the TRP manipulation case. The court will hear arguments in the case to decide on Dasgupta’s bail plea on January 15. In his plea seeking bail, Dasgupta … Read more
Mumbai: A court here on Wednesday remanded Partho Dasgupta, a former CEO of rating agency BARC who has been arrested in the Television Rating Points (TRP) scam, in 14 days’ judicial custody. Dasgupta, who was produced before the court after his police custody ended, also filed a bail application. His lawyer Kamlesh Ghumre argued that … Read more
Mumbai Police have summoned three other office bearers of Republic Network in connection with the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket. They include Republic COOs Priya Mukharjee and Hersh Bhandari along with CEO Vikas Khanchandani. Republic TV’s CFO, who was summoned on Friday for questioning, did not appear before the Mumbai Police on Saturday … Read more
The Republic TV’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) did not appear before the Mumbai police on Saturday for questioning in connection with the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket, saying that the channel has filed a petition before the Supreme Court. Republic TV’s CFO Shiva Subramaniyam Sundaram requested police not to record his statement since the … Read more
Republic TV’s CFO, who was summoned on Friday for questioning in connection with the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket, is set to join the probe on Saturday morning (today). Meanwhile, a local court in Mumbai sent four people accused in the ‘TRP scam’ to police custody till October 13. They include Narayan Sharma (owner … Read more
A day after the Mumbai Police claimed it has busted a Television Rating Points (TRP) racket involving three TV news channels (Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema), a local court in Mumbai sent four people accused in the ‘TRP scam’ to police custody till October 13. They include owners of Fakt Marathi and Box … Read more
Ever since Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh held a press conference on Thursday claiming his team has evidence that suggests three TV news channels — Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema — were involved in manipulating TRP ratings, there has been a malicious campaign to malign the image of the India Today Group. A … Read more
In its ongoing probe in a Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket, the Mumbai Police has accessed proof against Republic TV in the diary of one of the accused. As per sources in Mumbai Police, entries of several households were found in the diary of accused Vishal Ved Bhandari. The Mumbai Police had on Friday … Read more
Mumbai Police has said that it found no evidence against India Today in the TRP manipulation racket busted on Thursday. The joint commissioner of police Milind Bharambe said India Today was named in the FIR but neither the accused nor the witnesses corroborated the claim. Joint commissioner of police Milind Bharambe. Mumbai Police has said … Read more
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh addressing a press conference on the alleged TRP fraud involving Republic TV and two other channels. (Photo: PTI) The conspiracy to manipulate TRP to boost ratings and advertisement revenue, that was exposed by the Mumbai Police today, could be a pan-India fraud, said Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. … Read more