Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami allegedly paid US$12,000 to former CEO of BARC Partho Dasgupta for two separate holidays and a total of Rs 40 lakhs over a period of three years for manipulating ratings in Republic TV's favour, according to a report. Dasgupta has claimed this in a handwritten statement to the Mumbai police, according to the supplementary chargesheet filed in the TRP scam case.The Mumbai police filed a 3600-page supplementary chargesheet on January 11 against Dasgupta, former COO of BARC Romil Ramgarhia, and Republic Media Network CEO Vikas Khanchandani for alleged manipulation of channel ratings. The first chargesheet was filed in November 2020 against 12 people. 

Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami allegedly paid US$12,000 to former CEO of BARC Partho Dasgupta for two separate holidays and a total of Rs 40 lakhs over a period of three years for manipulating ratings in Republic TV's favour, according to a report. Dasgupta has claimed this in a handwritten statement to the Mumbai police, according to the supplementary chargesheet filed in the TRP scam case.The Mumbai police filed a 3600-page supplementary chargesheet on January 11 against Dasgupta, former COO of BARC Romil Ramgarhia, and Republic Media Network CEO Vikas Khanchandani for alleged manipulation of channel ratings. The first chargesheet was filed in November 2020 against 12 people.