Has been sent to Taloja jail. “Among the reasons for requesting bail, we have cited that his arrest is a flagrant abuse of power and abuse of the legal process. It does not appear in the FIR or on the charge sheet, ”said his lawyer Niteen Pradhan.
Meanwhile, during the early plea hearing of S Sundaram, the CFO of ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, the prosecution said that no enforcement action would be taken against him until December 21, when the matter is scheduled to revert to viewed.
Khanchandani was arrested on Sunday. At the time of his arrest, his advance bond was pending before the session court. Pradhan said even the session court had questioned the investigative agency’s urgency to arrest him when his pre-arrest bail statement was to be heard on Monday.
Police on Tuesday recorded the statements of six cable operators as part of the investigation. “We have asked them to appear before investigators on Wednesday and to bring certain documents,” said an officer. Mumbai police are investigating the role of six channels: Republic TV, Fakt Marathi, Movie box, News Nation, Mahamovies and Wow channel: to increase audience figures, which media buying houses consider before placing ads. The channels are accused of paying money to households to maintain their programs.
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