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Mumbai police arrests another person in television rating rigging case

Mumbai Police has made a ninth arrest in the Television Rating Points (TRP) rigging case, an official said on Friday. Harish Kamlakar Patil (45), a resident of suburban Chandivali, was arrested by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the crime branch which is probing the case. Patil was apprehended on Thursday evening after his name cropped up during the interrogation of Ramji Sharma and Dinesh Vishwakarma, former employees of Hansa research agency, he said. It was suspected that Patil took money from some TV channels to fraudulently ramp up TRP, he said. Investigation revealed that there were some financial transactions between Patil and absconding accused Abhishek Kothawale who runs a company named Max Media. Patil allegedly helped Kothawale to flee from the city after the probe began, he said. The alleged fake TRP scam came to light when ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint with the police through Hansa Research Group, alleg

Fake TRP: Mumbai police scrutinise financial transactions of 5 channels

The Mumbai police have started scrutinising the financial transactions of five channels, which were allegedly involved in fake Television Ratings Points (TRP) scam, an official said on Thursday

Probe plaint against Kangana, Rangoli: Court orders Mumbai police

A Mumbai court has ordered the city police to investigate a complaint against Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for spreading communal hatred and falsehoods, officials said

TRP scam: BARC in cleanup mode, says no news viewership data for 3 months

The move follows the Mumbai Police announcement that it has busted a television rating points racket

Mumbai Police arrests Ex-Hansa employee in TRP scam from Uttar Pradesh

The Mumbai police on Monday arrested one more person in connection with the TRP manipulation racket, taking the number of those in custody in the case to five, official said

TRP scam an open secret, but industry seems disinclined to address problem

At stake is the Rs 78,800-crore TV industry revenue (subscription and advertising put together), as estimated by EY as of 2019

TRP: Republic TV's CFO doesn't appear before cops, cites SC hearing

Despite summons, Republic TV's CFO did not appear before the Mumbai police on Saturday to record his statement in connection with the TRP manipulation racket, saying the channel has approached the SC

Fake TRP racket: Advertisers cautious as viewership row explodes

For want of a substitute, many willing to give BARC time to come clean

Fake TRP racket: Mumbai Police call Republic TV's CFO for questioning

Shiva Subramaniyam Sundaram, CFO of Republic TV, was asked to join the investigation on Saturday morning, he said

No vindictive action by Mumbai cops in busting TRP scam: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut dismissed the allegation that Mumbai police acted in a vindictive manner in busting the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket

'Fake' TV viewership row and why the TRP is such a big deal for channels

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said those involved in the racket used to bribe people and ask them to keep some channels switched on even when they weren't watching

Mumbai Police names Republic TV in TRP racket, Goswami threatens defamation

Those responsible, Mumbai Police Commissioner said, would be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel

TRP manipulation racket busted, 4 arrested, says Mumbai police chief

He said Republic TV channel is also involved in the TRP racket and those responsible will be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel

We stand vindicated: Mumbai top cop on AIIMS report in Sushant case

The Mumbai police's probe stands vindicated with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) ruling out murder in the actor Sushant Singh Rajput case, city police commissioner Param Bir Singh said on Saturday. Some people with "vested interests" targeted Mumbai police without knowing anything about the investigation, he told PTI. The AIIMS medical board on Saturday stated that Rajput died by suicide and it was not a murder. Reacting to the news, Singh said the city police's probe was professional, and doctors at the Cooper Hospital in the city who performed autopsy had also done their job thoroughly. "We all stand vindicated by these findings of AIIMS," the police commissioner said. The Supreme Court had upheld transfer of the FIR lodged by Bihar police in the Rajput case and not the Mumbai police's investigation, Singh said. "The court didn't find any fault with our investigation," he said. Singh further said that the city police had submitted investigati

Kangana's comments amounted to insult of Mumbai police: Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis condemned the remarks made by actress Kangana Ranaut about the Mumbai Police in the context of actor Sushant's death case, which he said amounted to "insult" of the police force

Mumbai Police FIR illegal, will take serious action: Sushant family lawyer

Sushant Singh Rajput's family lawyer alleged that the FIR registered by Mumbai Police against Rajput's sisters on Rhea Chakraborty's complaint is illegal and will take serious action in the matter

Cops escort Rhea Chakraborty's father out of house for ED questioning

A Mumbai police team reached the residence of actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is accused of abetting actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide, in Santacruz and took her father along for a questioning by ED

Sushant Singh Rajput case: CBI's record doesn't inspire confidence in probe

The CBI has had a poor record of closure in high profile investigations in the past

Mumbai Crime Branch summons rapper Badshah on Aug 20 in fake followers case

Mumbai Crime Branch's Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) summoned rapper Badshah on August 20 in connection with social media fake followers racket case

Sushant case: SC orders CBI probe, asks Mumbai Police to hand over evidence

The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy also said that the Bihar Government was competent to recommend transfering the case to the CBI