The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested the former Chief Operating Officer of Broadcast Audience Research Council in the alleged TRP scam. At the same time, an official said that the team of Mumbai Crime Branch investigating the TRP case, arrested the former BARO COO Romil Ramgarhia. This is the 14th arrest in the case.
The police officer said, “During the investigation, Raggarhia’s alleged involvement in the case was discovered, after which he was arrested today.” He told that Ramgarhia would be produced before a local court.
Police Vikas Khanchandani, CEO of Republic Media Network, was arrested on Sunday in connection with the TRP scam. However, his bail was granted by a court on Wednesday.
Police Vikas Khanchandani, CEO of Republic Media Network, was arrested on Sunday in connection with the TRP scam. However, his bail was approved by a court on Wednesday. Significantly, the police started an investigation into the alleged scam after Bark filed a complaint through the Hansa Research Agency for trespassing against some channels.
In some households, the TRP is measured by detecting the number of viewers through machines. This rating is important for attracting advertisements. BARC had given Hansa the task of installing and maintaining barometers that record TV viewership in some homes. It is alleged that in some of the houses where barometers were installed, some families were bribed and asked to run some special channels on TV so that their TRP could increase. Republic TV has denied any wrongdoing.