Republic TV CEO Arrives For Questioning In Rigged Rankings Case

Mumbai:

The chief govt of Republic TV, Vikas Khanchandani, is being questioned by the Crime Department of the Mumbai police within the case involving the alleged rigging of tv rankings for revenue. The homeowners of two TV channels — Fakt Marathi and Field Cinema — have been arrested within the case, the Mumbai Police had introduced on Thursday.

Mumbai Police chief Parambir Singh had stated the details emerged throughout a bigger evaluation of manipulation of stories traits and the way a “false narrative” was being unfold, particularly concerning the investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput’s loss of life.

It confirmed the three channels have been tweaking rankings to get excessive promoting charges, a process that quantities to fraud. The households being monitored for rankings are being bribed to run the channels involved, the police stated.

Denying the accusations, the Republic TV stated they have been being focused for his or her protection of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s loss of life, the place they’ve questioned the function of the police.

The channel additionally stated they’ll sue the police for defamation.