Partho Dasgupta

Arnab Goswami's lawyer informed the Bombay High Court on Monday

Broadcast Audience Research Council's former CEO Partho Dasgupta was arrested in an alleged TRP rigging scam

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to submit by Monday the medical report of Partho Dasgupta, former BARC CEO arrested in the TRP rigging scam.

Dasgupta is an accused in the alleged fake Television Ratings Point (TRP) case

This comes in the wake of purported WhatsApp conversations between Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head Partho Dasgupta

Dasgupta was arrested in the alleged fake television ratings points case

Dasgupta is former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) and an accused in the TRP manipulation case

A local court rejected the bail plea of Partho Dasgupta who was arrested in the alleged manipulation of TRP (television rating points) scam

A court here on Wednesday remanded Partho Dasgupta, a former CEO of rating agency BARC who has been arrested in the Television Rating Points (TRP) scam, in 14 days' judicial custody. Dasgupta, who was produced before the court after his police custody ended, also filed a bail application. His lawyer Kamlesh Ghumre argued that Dasgupta was CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council but there was a board of directors and a disciplinary committee above him. He was not the "whole and sole of the BARC," the lawyer said, adding that he could not have manipulated the rating system. The court will hear the bail plea on January 1. Mumbai police have alleged that Dasgupta misused his official position and manipulated the TRP of certain TV channels. TRP was rigged by bribing some of the sample households from where viewership data is collected to tune into particular channels, as per the police case.

The Mumbai police told a local court here that Partho Dasgupta, arrested former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council manipulated the television rating points of Republic TV and its Hindi arm.

A magistrate's court remanded Partho Dasgupta, a former CEO of the rating agency BARC, in police custody till December 28 in the alleged fake TRP scam

Interview with Chief Executive Officer, Broadcast Audience Research Council