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Court closes money laundering case related to TRP scam
A special court closed the ED's money laundering case linked to alleged TRP manipulation by TV channels, clearing Republic TV and its editor.

TRP Scam: Complainant gives no objection for withdrawal of the case
Nitin Kashinath Deokar, the first informant in the TRP manipulation case, has given his no objection to the withdrawal of the prosecution. The case involves Republic TV and R Bharat channels, and the plea to withdraw the prosecution was filed by the state government. The ED has already cleared Republic TV and R Bharat from the allegation of manipulating TRP numbers. The agency is still investigating News Nation and India Today. In its charge-sheet, the ED stated that the investigation done by the Mumbai police was at variance with their own investigation.

TRP case: Mumbai Police names Arnab Goswami as accused in second chargesheet
Several TV news channels were accused of tampering with the TRPs by the Mumbai Police in October last year. The police claimed they busted a TRP manipulation racket following a probe initiated after a complaint by TV viewership measurement agency BARC.

Updated on Jun 22, 2021 08:05 PM IST
Written by Prashasti Singh | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Republic TV tells court that chargesheet shows no evidence against Arnab Goswami
It said the entire case against its channels and employees arose out of an "unparalleled political vendetta" and a "deeply malicious witch hunt".

Maharashtra government mulls action against Arnab Goswami over leaked chats
Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh said the state government was taking legal opinion on the possibility of action against Arnab Goswami under the 1923 Official Secrets because of the WhatsApp conversation related to national security.
