Mumbai Police Arrest Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani
Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani arrested by Mumbai Police in fake TRP scam
The Mumbai Police on Sunday has arrested Republic TV Chief military officer (CEO) Vikas Khanchandani. he's arrested within the alleged fake Television Rating Points (TRP) scam. Khanchandani was arrested early within the morning from his home and can be produced before the vacation court later within the day.
Khanchandani’s arrest comes every week after the sessions court in Mumbai granted interim relief to Republic TV Chief Operating Officer (COO) Priya Mukharjee. The court said that Mukharjee are often released on a bail of Rs 50,000.
This is the thirteenth arrest made by Mumbai police within the TRP scam case. The police said that Khanchandani had knowledge of the crime.
Reacting to the arrest, Republic TV said, “Vikas Khanchandani has faced over 100 hours of interrogation within the fake TRP case. Republic CEO’s arrest by the Mumbai Police with none papers once more exposes the malicious and vengeance-filled intentions of the Mumbai Police persecuting the network.”
The crime branch is probing the role of Republic TV, Fakt Marathi, Box Cinema, Mahamovies and Wow music channels for inflating viewership figures. they're accused of paying money to households for keeping channels on to illegally boost their TRPs.
The Mumbai Police’s case is predicated on a complaint filed by the rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), through Hansa Research Group, alleging that certain TV channels were rigging TRPs.
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