Bombay High Court grants bail to ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta in TRP scam case
Bombay High Court grants bail to ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta in TRP scam case
Partho Dasgupta was arrested by the Crime Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Police on December 24 last year.
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UPDATED: March 2, 2021 13:09 IST
Partho Dasgupta was arrested by the Crime Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Police on December 24 last year (File)
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Broadcast Audience Research Council s (BARC) former CEO Partho Dasgupta, an
accused in the alleged TRP scam. He was arrested by the Crime Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Police on December 24 last year.
File photo of Partho Dasgupta
NEW DELHI: Bombay high court on Tuesday granted bail to Partho Dasgupta, former Chief Executive Officer of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) in the alleged television ratings point (TRP) manipulation scam. Special public prosecutor Shishir Hirey had objected to the bail saying Dasgupta was the “mastermind’’ in the crime.
Justice PD Naik while granting bail observed that 15 accused were arrested and 14 have been granted bail including Romil Ramgadia Chief Operating officer of BARC, who the prosecution alleged had played a “vital role in manipulation of TRP”.
Dasgupta “cannot be incarcerated in custody till the arrest of another accused,’’ said Justice Naik.
ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd. (company running Republic TV and R Bharat channels) has told the Bombay High Court that the investigation carried out by Mumbai Police in the TRP Scam case is guided by <i>unp</i>.
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NEW DELHI: The Republic Media Network on Sunday hit out at the Congress over its allegations that the purported WhatsApp chats of Arnab Goswami point to breach of national security and violations of the Official Secrets Act, and claimed that the party was peddling falsehoods .
In a statement, the Republic media group also accused rival TV channel Times Now of manipulating TRPs, suppressing facts and misleading the public on the alleged TRP scam.