Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani granted bail in TRP scam case
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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.
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.
Republic Media Network s CEO Vikas Khanchandani Granted Bail In TRP Manipulation Case
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Updated: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 9:46 [IST]
Republic
TV
CEO
Vikas
Khanchandani
has
been
granted
bail
by
the
Chief
Metropolitan
Magistrate
at
Esplanade
in
Mumbai
on
Wednesday.
Vikas,
who
was
arrested
on
Sunday
(December
13)
in
the
TRP
(Television
Rating
Points)
manipulation
case,
received
bail
on
a
cash
surety
of
Rs
50,000.
Khanchandani
was
arrested
from
his
residence
by
the
police s
Crime
Intelligence
Unit
(CIU)
in
the
alleged
TRP
(Television
Rating
Points)
rigging
scam.
For
the
unversed,
the
corrupt
practise
came
to
light
in
October,
after
a
complaint
was
lodged
by
the
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.