Republic Media Network CEO Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam on Sunday, received bail from a Mumbai court on Wednesday.

The Mumbai Police’s Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) had arrested Khanchandani on December 13 from his residence.

His lawyer Nitish pradhan revealed that a metropolitan court had granted him bail on a cash surety of Rs 50,000.

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 rigging of TRP by some channels.

Khanchandani’s arrest came less than a week after the Supreme Court dismissed a plea of the ARG Outlier Media Private Limited, the owner of the Republic Media Network, seeking protection of its employees.

TRP, measured by recording viewership data at sample households, is crucial for attracting advertisers.

The BARC engaged Hansa to install and maintain barometers which record TV viewership data at sample households.

It was alleged earlier that some families are being paid to tune into certain channels to gain more TRP.

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.

The Republic TV had denied all accusations.

Police have arrested 13 people in connection with the case so far.