TRP fraud: Ninth accused arrested by Mumbai Police
Mumbai Police’s crime branch on Thursday arrested 45-year-old Harish Kamlakar Patil, who worked as a vendor for television channels, as part of its investigation into allegations of television rating points (TRP) being rigged. Patil, a Chandivli resident, is the ninth accused to be arrested in the case. He was produced before a magistrate’s court and has been remanded in police custody till October 26.
The alleged TRP scam came to light after the ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a police complaint alleging certain channels were rigging TRPs in order to attract advertisers. According to the crime branch, Patil is suspected of having fraudulently increased TRPs for certain channels.