Monday, March 17, 2025 | 08:10 PM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

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

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh
Premium

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh addressing the media on Thursday | PTI

Viveat Susan PintoPTI Mumbai
Mumbai Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket, and said it had arrested four persons in the case.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh told reporters that Republic TV channel, facing flak over its attack on Mumbai Police and Maharashtra government in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, was among the three channels involved in the racket. Those responsible, he added, would be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel.

Singh said the Mumbai Police crime branch, which unearthed the racket, had arrested the owners of two Marathi channels

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in