ANI | Updated: Jan 11, 2021 21:15 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 11 (ANI): A supplementary chargesheet has been filed against former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta, Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani and former BARC COO Romil Ramgarhia in connection with the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) scam case before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court here in Mumbai.
Earlier on January 4, Mumbai s Esplanade Court had rejected the bail of Dasgupta, who was arrested last year in connection with the same case.
On December 30 last year, Dasgupta was sent to 14-day judicial custody by Esplanade court. He was arrested from Pune on December 24, 2020.
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Last week, a Mumbai court rejected the bail plea of Partho Dasgupta, former CEO, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India. According to Live Law, a leading publication, Dasgupta had claimed in his application that he was only a BARC India employee and not a whole and sole (authority). He also said that the board of directors and a disciplinary committee were above him in the council.
Dasgupta was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly taking money from (Republic TV channel head) Arnab Goswami and manipulating the television measurement in a manner that suits the channel. This news made headlines in almost all the mainstream news channels.