On Wednesday, the Esplanade Court of Mumbai granted bail to Republic TV Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vikas Khanchandani on a surety of Rs 50,000 in the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation case.

Khanchandani, earlier on Sunday, was remanded to Police custody till Dec 15.

Besides Khanchandani, Police have arrested the channel's distribution head & assistant vice-president Ghanshyam Singh in the TRP case.

Singh had appeared before the Mumbai Police on Oct 9, Oct 11, Oct 20 & Oct 21 & was arrested on Nov 10.

In Oct, Mumbai Police had arrested 4 persons -- 2 former employees of a market research company, along with owners of two channels -- in the case. The police have named several channels in the TRP manipulation case.

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