“ ..When Dasgupta was the Broadcast Audience Research Council, or BARC, CEO, Arnab Goswami and other accused in the case conspired to illegally increase the TRPs of Republic Bharat Hindi news channel and Republic TV English news channel. While the remand report mentions “Republic owners” in the list of accused, it does not name Goswami specifically. According to the report, Dasgupta used the money to purchase jewellery and other valuables that were seized from his residence. In October, the Mumbai Police had registered an FIR alleging the fudging of TRPs by certain TV channels. It later said at a press conference that investigations had found that three channels — Republic TV, Box Cinemas and Fakt Marathi — were prima facie involved in manipulating TRPs.

Source: Indian Express December 28, 2020 22:41 UTC