Former BARC CEO rigged random sampling of 40 weeks: Mumbai Police
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Last Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 08:49 AM IST
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The Mumbai Police also told the court that they have come across certain email exchanges between Dasgupta and another accused Romil Ramgarhia, the former chief operating officer (COO) of BARC, discussing ‘illegal manipulation’ of ratings of Republic TV and Republic Bharat.
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The police also told the court that as the CEO, Dasgupta used his seniority to pressurise employees under him to manipulate TRPs.
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police, while seeking the custody of Partho Dasgupta, the former CEO of TV rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), told the court that Dasgupta manipulated data to keep the Times Now news channel at the number two slot in spite of a higher viewership.
Arnab Goswami Paid Lakhs To Ratings Agency Boss To Buy Ratings: Cops Republic TV has denied the allegations and accused Mumbai Police of a vendetta because it has questioned investigations into actor Sushant Singh Rajput s death
Updated: December 29, 2020 12:04 am IST
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami was arrested by Mumbai Police last month in a separate case (File)
Mumbai:
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami paid lakhs to senior officials of TV ratings agency BARC, including former CEO Partho Dasgupta, to manipulate the channel s TRP (television rating point), Mumbai Police alleged in a remand note submitted to a magistrate s court on Monday.
TRP scam: Former BARC chief executive officer Partho Dasgupta arrested
Dasgupta is the second person connected to BARC to be arrested in the case.
Partho Dasgupta, the former chief executive officer of BARC, has been arrested in the TRP scam,
Exchange4media reported. The report said that Dasgupta has been arrested from Rajgad Police Station jurisdiction in Pune Rural and is being brought to Crime Branch, Mumbai .
Dasgupta is the second person connected to BARC to be arrested in connection with the case. Last week, the police had arrested Romil Ramgarhia, the former chief operating officer of BARC.
According to the Mumbai police, some channels, including
Ex-COO of ratings firm BARC held in TRP rigging case
Romil Ramgarhia was produced before the Mumbai metropolitan magistrate court and remanded in police custody till December 19. This is the 14th arrest in the case. December 18, 2020 6:02:42 am
“Many were called for questioning and we came to know that people working in BARC are also involved. As we investigated further, Ramgarhia s role was identified,” said an officer.
The Special Investigation Team of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Thursday arrested the former chief operating officer of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for his alleged involvement in the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation scam.
: Thursday, December 17, 2020, 4:37 PM IST
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