13 December,2020 09:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Vikas Khanchandani, CEO of Republic TV | Pic: Bipin Kokate
Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani, on Sunday, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch in relation to the ongoing TRP scam probe. API Sachin Vaze confirmed his arrest.
Vikas Khanchandani was produced in court at 11 am on Sunday and has been sent to police custody till December 15. This is the 13th arrest in this case.
According to sources in Mumbai Crime Branch, during the on-going probe they have been able to establish that he was aware of the channel's malpractices to manipulate TRP.
Read: TRP scam: Republic TV vice president, former Hansa employee get bail
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Khanchandani's statement was recorded twice. This is the second arrest from Republic TV. Earlier crime branch had arrested their distribution head and vice President Ghanshyam Singh who has been chargesheeted as well.
Earlier, Republic TV had moved Supreme Court to seek protection for its employees against arrest, transfer of the case to CBI and start a probe on Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh.
The apex court had termed the petition "ambitious" and asked the media outlet to withdraw it.
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