The
Republic
TV
CEO
Vikas
Khanchandani,
who
was
arrested
in
the
TRP
(television
rating
points)
manipulation
case,
received
bail
on
December
16
on
a
cash
surety
of
Rs
50,000.
The
latest
development
in
the
case
is
that
Romil
Ramgarhia,
former
chief
operating
officer
(COO)
of
Broadcast
Audience
Research
Council
(BARC),
was
arrested
by
Mumbai
Police
in
connection
with
the
alleged
TRP
rigging
scam.
As
per
a
PTI
report,
Romil
Ramgarhia
was
arrested
on
the
afternoon
of
December
17
by
a
team
of
Mumbai
Crime
Branch.
Apparently,
this
is
the
14th
arrest
in
the
TRP
scam
case.
(Image
source:
Twitter)
A
police
official
was
quoted
by
PTI
as
saying,
"During
the
probe,
Ramgarhia's
alleged
involvement
in
the
case
came
to
light,
following
which
he
was
placed
under
arrest
today.
He
would
be
produced
before
a
local
court."
For
the
uninitiated,
the
police
began
a
probe
into
the
alleged
scam
after
ratings
agency
BARC
filed
a
complaint
through
Hansa
Research
Agency
about
rigging
of
TRP
by
some
channels.
Apparently,
the
Mumbai
Police
Crime
Branch
has
filed
a
1,400-page
chargesheet
in
the
alleged
fake
TRP
case.
Six
channels
were
named
that
included
Republic
Media
Network
and
News
Nation
for
allegedly
paying
money
to
boost
TRPs
for
about
two
years.
Crime
Branch
is
investigating
the
role
of
Republic
TV,
Fakt
Marathi,
Box
Cinema,
News
Nation,
Mahamovies
and
Wow
music
channels
in
the
scam.