Prosecutor Cites Sec 164 Statement Of Witness To Allege That Partho Dasgupta Was Aware Of TRP Manipulation

A former employee with the Broadcast Audience Research Council India has allegedly told a magistrate that the organisation received several complaints against Republic TV alleging that the channel used dubious methods to get number 1 viewership, but then CEO of BARC- Partho Dasgupta and Chief Operating Officer Romil Ramgarhia did not pay any heed. A witness in the Television Rating Point Scam being investigated by the Mumbai Police, the employee further said that during her time as Deputy General Manager of BARC she noticed that Dasgupta was actually involved in TRP manipulation "so that a channel can make profits through The Public Prosecutor cited the statement of the witness, Perkham Basu, recorded by a Magistrate under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, before a bench of Justice PD Naik hearing the bail application of Partho Dasgupta. 1 viewership," the statement reads adding that "though I time and again raised this issues before Partho Dasgupta and Romil Ramgarhia, including Manishkumar, they did not pay heed." He drew a comparison between Dasgupta and Ramgharia to say that latter had graver charges of active involvement in TRP manipulation despite which he was granted bail within six days.