A 500-page transcript of a purported WhatsApp conversation, containing details of Balakot air strikes and abrogation of Article 370, went viral in January this year after it was submitted by the Mumbai Police before a court as part of its chargesheet in a case of misuse of TV rating point (TRP), which led to a political storm.
MUMBAI: After months of media furore, high profile arrests, mudslinging and courtroom drama, we have come back full circle in the TRP manipulation case. Today, the Bombay high court raised a pertinent question – what prompted the Mumbai police to hold a press conference last year over the alleged TV ratings scam.
The NIA has arrested him in connection with the Ambani explosives case.
14 Mar, 2021 - 02:47 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: Mumbai police’s assistant inspector Sachin Vaze was arrested by the National Investigating Agency last evening. There are allegations that he played a part in the conspiracy which saw an explosive-laden vehicle found parked near billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Antila residence in south Mumbai last month. The central agency interrogated the celebrity cop for 12 hours before placing him under arrest. He was the lead investigator in the same case before it was transferred to the Mumbai police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and later to the NIA.
The Mumbai police has told the Bombay high court that its assurance of not taking any coercive action against Republic TV's editor-in-chief journalist Arnab Goswami in the TRP scam case will continue till 16 March, news agency PTI reported on Friday.
Bombay HC Grants Bail To Partho Dasgupta In TRP Scam Case
A single-judge bench of Justice Prakash D Naik granted Dasgupta bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and solvent sureties. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-02T12:05:51+05:30 Bombay HC Grants Bail To Partho Dasgupta In TRP Scam Case outlookindia.com 2021-03-02T12:08:06+05:30
The Bombay High Court Tuesday granted bail to former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta for his alleged involvement in the Television Rating Points Scam (TRP Scam).
A single-judge bench of Justice Prakash D Naik granted Dasgupta bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and solvent sureties. The court allowed depositing of provisional cash bail immediately and Dasgupta will have to furnish solvent surety certificates within six weeks.