TRP scam: Republic Media Network s CEO gets bail
India
Updated: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 14:29 [IST]
Mumbai, Dec 16: A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to Republic Media Network s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam. Khanchandaniwas arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).
Republic Media Network s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani
A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed. The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels.