Found proof against Republic TV, owner Arnab Goswami in TRP case: Mumbai Police to HC
As the high court adjourned the matter without hearing any arguments during the day, the police agreed to continue its previous assurance of not taking any coercive action till January 15.
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Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, who was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer in 2018. (File photo| PTI) By PTI
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that some evidence was found against Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in the Television Rating Points (TRP) scam case, and therefore, it did not want to continue granting them any protection from any coercive action.
Found proof against Republic TV, Arnab in TRP case: Police to HC
MUMBAI : The Mumbai Police on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that “some evidence” was found against Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in the Television Rating Points (TRP) scam case, and therefore, it did not want to continue granting them any protection from any coercive action.
However, as the high court adjourned the matter without hearing any arguments during the day, the police agreed to continue its previous assurance of not taking any coercive action till January 15, the next date of hearing in the case.
The alleged fake TRP scam was unearthed last year after the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint alleging that certain television channels were rigging their TRP numbers, apparently to generate more revenue from advertisements.
TRP scam: Found evidence against Arnab Goswami and Republic TV, says Mumbai Police
Mirror Online / Updated: Jan 6, 2021, 19:40 IST
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They added that it was the reason why they did not want to continue granting him or the channel any protection from coercive action.
However, the court adjourned the hearing without any arguments during the day after a Republic TV counsel stated that senior advocate Harish Salve was unable to appear, while the second senior lawyer was stuck due to some medical emergency in the family.
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Mumbai Police s lawyer Kapil Sibal agreed to refrain from taking any coercive action against the accused till the next date of hearing, which has now been set as January 15.
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| 6 Jan 2021 1:42 PM GMT
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has told the Bombay High Court that they have found some evidence against the Republic TV and the editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in relation to the Television Rating Points scam case. Mumbai Police further said that therefore, they do not want to grant them any protection from coercive actions.
The Bombay HC adjourned the matter without hearing the arguments during the day. The police, however, agreed to continue the previous assurance of not taking any coercive action till the next date of hearing, which is January 15.
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