WhatsApp transcripts reveal BARC chief Partho Dasgupta’s links with Arnab Goswami
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Attempts to subvert TRAI rules exposed in Mumbai Police’s chargesheet in TRP tampering scam
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Attempts to subvert TRAI rules exposed in Mumbai Police’s chargesheet in TRP tampering scam
The supplementary chargesheet filed by Mumbai Police in investigations into TRP tampering by a few news channels, including
Republic TV, the WhatsApp conversations between
Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami and recently arrested former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta reveals a cozy relationship.
The transcript of the WhatsApp messages intercepted via Mr. Dasgupta’s phone that runs into more than 1,000 pages, shows many instances of him asking Mr. Goswami to reach out to the government on his behalf.
MUMBAI: The ex-CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council, Partho Dasgupta, misused his official position, connived with other accused, including Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami, and thus manipulated TRP ratings, bringing Republic TV to the number 1 position, a supplementary chargesheet submitted by Mumbai police in the TRP scam said.
The chargesheet, which runs into 3,600 pages, has shown Republic TV’s COO Priya Mukherjee, its chief financial officer Shiva Sundaram and employees Shivendu Mulherkar and Ranjit Walter, among others, as wanted accused. Apart from this, Amit Dave, Sanjeev Verma and other officials of Mahamovies channel are also shown as wanted accused.
The city crime branch probing the TRP manipulation scam on Monday submitted the supplementary chargesheet in the case against Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani, former BARC COO Romil Ramgarhia and Partho Dasgupta.