Arnab Goswami gave me Rs 40 lakh, $12,000 to manipulate ratings: Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta - Partho said that he received a total of Rs 40 lakh over three years from Goswami and $12,000 for two separate holidays.
TRP Scam: Arnab Goswami Bribed BARC CEO? Jan 25, 2021, 13:22 IST
Maharashtra: The former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, Partho Dasgupta, has claimed in a handwritten statement to Mumbai Police that he allegedly received US$12,000 from Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for two separate holidays and a total of Rs 40 lakhs over three years, in return for manipulating ratings in favor of the news channel, according to the supplementary charge sheet filed in the TRP scam case.
The Mumbai police filed a 3600-page supplementary charge sheet on January 11 against Dasgupta, former COO of BARC Romil Ramgarhia, and Republic Media Network CEO Vikas Khanchandani for alleged manipulation of channel ratings. In this charge sheet, the police have also used screenshots of the WhatsApp conversations between Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and former CEO of BARC. The most surprising thing in the meantime is, in this conversation, Arnab Goswami has offered t
Arnab paid $12,000, Rs. 40 lakh to fix ratings, says ex-BARC CEO Dasgupta
Dasgupta agreed that he worked to ensure manipulation of TRP ratings that made Republic TV get number 1 rating.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Updated: 25th January 2021 5:47 pm IST “Even before launching Republic TV he would talk to me about plans for the launch and indirectly hint at helping him to get good ratings to his channel, Partho said in his statement.
Mumbai: Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami paid US$12,000 for two separate holidays and a total of Rs 40 lakh over three years, in return for manipulating ratings to favour his news channel, said Partho Dasgupta, former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, in a written statement to the Mumbai Police on Sunday.