<p>A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to Republic Media Network's Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.</p>.<p>Khanchandaniwas arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police's Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).</p>.<p>A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed.</p>.<p>The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about the rigging of TRP by some channels.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/republic-tv-ceo-arrested-over-trp-manipulation-case-926804.html" target="_blank">Republic TV CEO arrested over TRP manipulation case</a></strong></p>.<p>TRP, measured by recording viewership data at sample households, is crucial for attracting advertisers.</p>.<p>The BARC engaged Hansa to install and maintain barometers which record TV viewership data at sample households.</p>.<p>It was alleged that some of these families were being bribed to tune into certain channels to ramp up their TRP.</p>.<p>In a charge sheet filed recently, the police alleged that an official of Hansa paid money to sample households to tune into Box Cinema, Fakt Marathi, Maha Movie and Republic TV.</p>.<p>The Republic TV has denied any wrongdoing.</p>.<p>The police have so far arrested 13 people in connection with the case.</p>
<p>A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to Republic Media Network's Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.</p>.<p>Khanchandaniwas arrested on Sunday from his residence here by the police's Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).</p>.<p>A metropolitan magistrate court granted bail to Khanchandani on a cash surety of Rs 50,000, his lawyer Niteen Pradhan informed.</p>.<p>The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about the rigging of TRP by some channels.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/republic-tv-ceo-arrested-over-trp-manipulation-case-926804.html" target="_blank">Republic TV CEO arrested over TRP manipulation case</a></strong></p>.<p>TRP, measured by recording viewership data at sample households, is crucial for attracting advertisers.</p>.<p>The BARC engaged Hansa to install and maintain barometers which record TV viewership data at sample households.</p>.<p>It was alleged that some of these families were being bribed to tune into certain channels to ramp up their TRP.</p>.<p>In a charge sheet filed recently, the police alleged that an official of Hansa paid money to sample households to tune into Box Cinema, Fakt Marathi, Maha Movie and Republic TV.</p>.<p>The Republic TV has denied any wrongdoing.</p>.<p>The police have so far arrested 13 people in connection with the case.</p>