The Mumbai Police on Thursday addressed a press conference on fake TRP (Television Ratings Points) scandal and alleged that 3 private news channels including Republic TV manipulated the TRP system. The police further added that Republic TV's director and the promoter will be summoned and questioned in the case. Mumbai Police further said an investigation is underway against these 3 channels in TRP manipulation case. Meanwhile, two people have been arrested so far.

The police also said that the details of these channel's bank accounts and sources of funding will be investigated. Mumbai's top cop added that if any crime is revealed then action will be taken against those channels and their accounts will be sealed.

In its statement, the Mumbai Police said, "the Detection Crime Branch have busted a major racket which is fraudulently involved in manipulating Television Ratings Points (TRP).  Two persons are arrested in this regard.  BARC is an organization which functions under the governance of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).  It claims that it powers 332000 crores Indian tv ad industry by providing sharp insights.  It has installed approximately 30000 barometers in various parts of India which monitor various programs and based on the statistical metrics, BARC awards ratings to various tv channels.  Based on these ratings, advertisers pay for their advertisers.  Manipulated TRP ratings adversely result in miscalculated targeted audience for the advertisers.  This further results into losses of hundreds of crores of rupees because of such manipulation's and fake statistics of TRP."

The Mumbai Police on Thursday addressed a press conference on fake TRP (Television Ratings Points) scandal and alleged that 3 private news channels including Republic TV manipulated the TRP system. The police further added that Republic TV's director and the promoter will be summoned and questioned in the case. Mumbai Police further said an investigation is underway against these 3 channels in TRP manipulation case. Meanwhile, two people have been arrested so far.

The police also said that the details of these channel's bank accounts and sources of funding will be investigated. Mumbai's top cop added that if any crime is revealed then action will be taken against those channels and their accounts will be sealed.

In its statement, the Mumbai Police said, "the Detection Crime Branch have busted a major racket which is fraudulently involved in manipulating Television Ratings Points (TRP).  Two persons are arrested in this regard.  BARC is an organization which functions under the governance of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).  It claims that it powers 332000 crores Indian tv ad industry by providing sharp insights.  It has installed approximately 30000 barometers in various parts of India which monitor various programs and based on the statistical metrics, BARC awards ratings to various tv channels.  Based on these ratings, advertisers pay for their advertisers.  Manipulated TRP ratings adversely result in miscalculated targeted audience for the advertisers.  This further results into losses of hundreds of crores of rupees because of such manipulation's and fake statistics of TRP."