TRP fraud case: Police file 1,400-page chargesheet

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Monday filed a 1,400-page chargesheet in the alleged fake Television Rating Points (TRP) case, naming six channels, including those of Republic Media Network and News Nation, as allegedly paying money to boost TRPs for around two years.

The owners of Republic media and News Nation have been named as wanted accused in the chargesheet. The police said they were likely to charge them in a supplementary chargesheet later.

The police said that all named in the chargesheet were free-to-air channels and relied solely on advertisement revenue as a means of income.