The move follows the Mumbai Police announcement that it has busted a television rating points racket
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
At stake is the Rs 78,800-crore TV industry revenue (subscription and advertising put together), as estimated by EY as of 2019
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
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Shiva Subramaniyam Sundaram, CFO of Republic TV, was asked to join the investigation on Saturday morning, he said
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
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
Those responsible, Mumbai Police Commissioner said, would be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel
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
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
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
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
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
The CBI has had a poor record of closure in high profile investigations in the past
Mumbai Crime Branch's Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) summoned rapper Badshah on August 20 in connection with social media fake followers racket case
The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy also said that the Bihar Government was competent to recommend transfering the case to the CBI
Devendra Fadnavis said it was a "public sentiment" that the probe in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death be conducted by the CBI even though he believes in capability of the Maharashtra Police
The apex court had, on August 11, reserved its order on Chakraborty''s plea and asked the parties concerned to file their written submissions by Thursday
The man had been posting videos on Facebook that apparently showed him preparing to end his life and this raised a red flag