TRP scam: Ex-COO of rating agency BARC held in Mumbai
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Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 21:37 [IST]
Mumbai, Dec 17: Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam, an official said.
Romil Ramgarhia, who was BARC s COO between 2014 and 2020, was apprehended from his residence in Antop Hill here in the early hours of Thursday. He was formally placed under arrest in the afternoon by the Mumbai crime branch, which is probing the TRP case, he said.
This is the 14th arrest in the case. After his arrest, Ramgarhia was produced before a metropolitan magistrate court here, which remanded him in police custody till December 19. Police sought his custody saying they want to interrogate him in connection with the case and also need to retrieve electronic evidence from him.
Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani granted bail in TRP scam case
Photo Credit: Vikas Khanchandani via Twitter
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to Republic Media Network s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.
Khanchandaniwas arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).
A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed.
The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels.
TRP scam: Republic Media Network s CEO Vikas Khanchandani granted bail
A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed.
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MUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to Republic Media Network s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.
Khanchandaniwas arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).
A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed.
Khanchandaniwas arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU). A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed. The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels. TRP, measured by recording viewership data at sample households, is crucial for attracting advertisers. The BARC engaged Hansa to install and maintain barometers which record TV viewership data at sample households. It was alleged that some of these families were being bribed to tune into certain channels to ramp up their TRP.
Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 14:30 IST
A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed. Republic Media Network s CEO Vikas Khanchandani
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to Republic Media Network s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.
Khanchandani was arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).
A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed.
The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels.