Mumbai Police Summon Republic TV Executive Editor, Reporter In Fake Ratings Scam
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| Mumbai Police Summon Republic TV Executive Editor, Reporter In Fake Ratings Scam |
Mumbai : The Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a summons to Republic TV's executive editor and a journalist working with the channel in connection with the fake TRP racket it is probing, an official said.
Niranjan Narayanaswamy, executive editor - news, and journalist Abhishek Kapoor have been summoned by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) at 12 noon on Wednesday, he said.
On October 10, Republic TV had aired a document, which purportedly belonged to Hansa Research Group and "there are reasonable grounds to believe that the summoned persons are acquainted with certain facts and circumstances of the document and same is required to be ascertained from them", the summons said.
Mumbai Police Summon Republic TV Executive Editor, Reporter In Fake Ratings Scam
Mumbai Police Summon Republic TV Executive Editor, Reporter In Fake Ratings Scam
The CIU on Tuesday recorded statements of Pravin Nizar and Nitin Deokar of Hansa agency.
The Special Investigation Team of the Crime Branch also visited the office of BARC and made enquiries with some officials including its scientific and technology officer, the police official said.
Vinay Tripathi, arrested by the CIU in the case, has been brought to the city on transit remand and four other accused who were arrested earlier in the case have been sent in police custody till October 16, he said.
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