Arnab Goswami And Republic TV 's Plea Against Mumbai Police's FIR In TRP Scam: Live Updates From Bombay High Court [Day 3]

FIR is then registered

Mundargi says on October 7, two letters are written, one to BARC.

My friend yesterday said this was the report.

Mundargi - On 6th API Riyaz Qasi was called by API Waze and the latter said that from 'his secret information he has got to know channels are manipulating TRPs and gives two names

Mundargi shows one such contract

Now cites a statement.

Mundargi- We are analysing malafies along with the statement. 

Mundargi - There no mechanical devices to check if he has done it or not, no bar-o-meters.

The placement of the channel is not TRP related. 

Mundargi - ..there free to air channels are there with the cable TV operators. The cable operator enters into an agreement with us, so if you want your channel to appear first to pay a little more. 

J Shinde - This agreement is there, how does it operate. practically?

Mundargi - There are ten channels for which I pay, I have a right to choose. Out of these, certain channels are bunched together... 

Mundargi - No one is induced, there is no breach of trust

J Pitale - It may violate competition laws

Mundargi- No, it doesn't

Mundargi - It is no offence when you pay a private cable operator to watch a channel first. There is a contract. Someone' channel will be on sr. no. 1

Mundargi - ED automatically does it. When there is so much publicity. It was not at our doing but it was at their doing when they so enthusiastically went about this case. We as businessmen only want to do our work. No one wants to go about with agencies behind them.

Mundargi - they invited it as there is a case if money laundering, financial irregularity...ECIR

Shinde - State gave an invitation to ED?