Screenshots of purported WhatsApp conversations between Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami and the arrested ex-CEO of TV ratings agency BARC, Partho Dasgupta form part of Mumbai police’s 3,600-page supplementary chargesheet in the TRP scam. The screenshots, that have also been leaked on social media, suggest bids by top BARC executives to manipulate ratings in favour of Republic TV and the Hindi channel Republic Bharat. The WhatsApp conversations make reference to Arnab Goswami allegedly vowing help to ex-BARC CEO stating that the government will act. The Opposition has demanded a probe and asked the NDA govt to come clean on it.