<p>Republic TV's distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.</p>.<p>He was produced before a magistrate who remanded him in police custody till November 13.</p>.<p>Singh, who is also Assistant Vice President of the Republic Media Network, was picked up from his residence around 7.40 am, a police official said. He had been questioned by the police earlier.</p>.<p>His arrest took the number of people held by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the crime branch in the case to 12.</p>.<p>Seeking his custody, the police told the magistrate's court that it had recovered Rs 2 lakh from Ashish Chaudhry, who is partner of Crystal Broadcast and a co-accused.</p>.<p>Chaudhry stated that it was part of the money given to him by Singh for TRP manipulation for Republic TV, the remand application of the police claimed.</p>.<p>Abhishek Kolavade, another arrested accused, revealed that he used to get Rs 15 lakh a month from Ghanshyam Singh through hawala route between January 2020 to July 2020, it said.</p>.<p>This money would be distributed to some households -- where `barometer' is installed -- as a bribe for tuning into particular channels, it said..</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/fake-trp-bombay-high-court-seeks-maharashtra-governments-reply-over-charges-against-cops-912598.html" target="_blank">Fake TRP: Bombay High Court seeks Maharashtra government's reply over charges against cops</a></strong></p>.<p>The CIU wanted to probe these claims, the remand application said.</p>.<p>The fake TRP scam came to light last month when ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Group, alleging that certain television channels were rigging TRP numbers.</p>.<p>Hansa had been tasked with installing barometers, which record viewership data (which channel has been watched and for how long) at sample households.</p>.<p>TRP is important as advertising revenue of channels depends on it.</p>
<p>Republic TV's distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam.</p>.<p>He was produced before a magistrate who remanded him in police custody till November 13.</p>.<p>Singh, who is also Assistant Vice President of the Republic Media Network, was picked up from his residence around 7.40 am, a police official said. He had been questioned by the police earlier.</p>.<p>His arrest took the number of people held by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the crime branch in the case to 12.</p>.<p>Seeking his custody, the police told the magistrate's court that it had recovered Rs 2 lakh from Ashish Chaudhry, who is partner of Crystal Broadcast and a co-accused.</p>.<p>Chaudhry stated that it was part of the money given to him by Singh for TRP manipulation for Republic TV, the remand application of the police claimed.</p>.<p>Abhishek Kolavade, another arrested accused, revealed that he used to get Rs 15 lakh a month from Ghanshyam Singh through hawala route between January 2020 to July 2020, it said.</p>.<p>This money would be distributed to some households -- where `barometer' is installed -- as a bribe for tuning into particular channels, it said..</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/fake-trp-bombay-high-court-seeks-maharashtra-governments-reply-over-charges-against-cops-912598.html" target="_blank">Fake TRP: Bombay High Court seeks Maharashtra government's reply over charges against cops</a></strong></p>.<p>The CIU wanted to probe these claims, the remand application said.</p>.<p>The fake TRP scam came to light last month when ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Group, alleging that certain television channels were rigging TRP numbers.</p>.<p>Hansa had been tasked with installing barometers, which record viewership data (which channel has been watched and for how long) at sample households.</p>.<p>TRP is important as advertising revenue of channels depends on it.</p>