Bombay HC issues notice to Police Commissioner in TRP scam case
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The Bombay High Court on Saturday issued notices to Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and different law enforcement officials in a plea filed by Hansa Research Group requesting {that a} probe in the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation case be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
A Division Bench of Justices S.S. Shinde and M.S. Karnik was listening to a plea filed by the group that alleges harassment by law enforcement officials Sachin Vaze, investigating officer Prashant Sandbhor and others in the Crime Branch.
Senior advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan, representing the group, stated that law enforcement officials have been calling staff of Hansa day by day to the Crime Branch workplace and forcing them to give statements that would implicate Republic TV. He stated if any paperwork have been required, the officers may situation summons for a similar.
Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, representing Mr. Singh, stated, the petitioners have been enjoying “hide and seek” and that the accusations and allegations made by Mr. Vaidyanathan weren’t truthful.
To which the courtroom stated, “The petitioners should not be called unnecessarily and they can be called in by the Crime Branch for two hours on two days of the week.”
Mr. Kamat accepted the identical and the matter will now be heard on November 25.
On October 8, Mr. Singh stated a TRP racket had been busted by the Crime Branch. The scam concerned Republic TV, Box Cinema and Fakt Marathi. He had stated, “In the preliminary enquiry, one person was arrested and he has revealed that he had been working for a company called Hansa Research Group Private Limited.”
The accused had stated the corporate had misused confidential information that had been entrusted to them. The motion was undertaken for wrongful positive aspects of varied TV channels which resulted in loss to numerous advertisers and their businesses, he acknowledged.
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