Why Are Republic and Arnab Not Named as Accused in TRP Case, Asks Bombay HC
A bench of Justices S.S. Shinde and Manish Pitale directed special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray to inform the court by Thursday whether the police plan to proceed against Goswami and Republic TV.
The Bombay high court. Photo: Adam Jones/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
Law17/Mar/2021
Mumbai: The Bombay high court asked the Mumbai police on Wednesday that since the latter claimed to have adequate evidence against Republic TV and its editor in chief Arnab Goswami in the alleged television rating points (TRP) scam, why had they not named them as accused in the case.
Partho Dasgupta has claimed this in a handwritten statement to the Mumbai police, according to the supplementary chargesheet filed in the TRP scam case.
Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 16:46 IST
In the conversation, Goswami could be seen telling ex-BARC CEO that he knew about important government decisions, such as postings of officials, in advance. Arnab predicted MIB secretary will be removed | Photo Credit: Times Now
New Delhi: Repeated reference to the PMO in the alleged chat between Arnab Goswami and ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Chief Executive Partho Dasgupta has sparked a controversy. According to the alleged chats, Goswami claimed to know about important government decisions in advance and predicted that MIB Secretary will be removed .
In the said conversation, Goswami can be seen promising Dasgupta, referred to as PDG in the chats, that has has shared points with the PMO and the MIB secretary should be leaving soon .