TRP scam: Former CEO of BARC in police custody till December 28

A magistrate’s court here on Friday remandedPartho Dasgupta, a former CEO of the rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), inpolice custody tillDecember 28 in the alleged fake TRP scam.

Dasgupta was arrested by the Mumbai crime branch from Pune district on Thursday and produced before the court on Friday.

The police sought his remand for further probe, saying his custodial interrogation was required to understand his role in the scam.

Dasgupta’s lawyer Kamlesh Ghumre argued that the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust for which he has been booked were not made out against him.