After Sushant, TRP case: Maharashtra stalls CBI moves, scraps consent to probe cases

A day after the CBI took over a case registered by UP Police against “unknown” channels and persons over alleged fudging of TRPs, the Maharashtra government Wednesday withdrew “general consent” given to the agency to probe cases in the state.

Official sources told The Indian Express that the move follows “apprehension” in the state government that the CBI would take over a similar case on alleged fudging of TRPs in Maharashtra in a bid to move it away from the purview of Mumbai Police.

After registering an FIR on October 6, Mumbai Police had alleged that three channels, including Republic TV, were prima facie involved in manipulating TRPs. Republic TV had subsequently approached the Bombay High Court, where its counsel Harish Salve asked for the case to be transferred to the CBI.