A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has issued summons to former CEO of BARC India, Sunil Lulla, under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery and cheating) and 477A (destruction of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code.
CBI is investigating the TRP scam case following a complaint forwarded by Yogi Adityanath government. The agency took over a case of fake TRPs being probed by the Uttar Pradesh Police on October 20, 2020.
In a separate case filed on November 24 and registered on November 30, Lulla has been asked to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the CBI court on December 15, 2022.
The information regarding the case consisting a screenshot of e-courts listing was sent to media by the same whistleblower, who has been writing against the alleged corrupt practices during Lulla’s tenure as CEO.
Lulla has been accused by CBI on grounds of manipulation of ratings and arbitrary business decisions during his tenure with BARC, the whistleblower wrote.
“The matter is coming up for hearing on December 15, 2022, in the CBI court to take cognizance of the offence and arrest the accused. This report bears significance after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet which also raised governance issues at BARC during his tenure,” the email from whistleblower added.
According to the whistleblower, Lulla allegedly faces the following charges from the law enforcement agency:
1) Lulla had deliberately reduced the ratings...
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