Hansa Research goes on record busting fake news, says ‘no payment’ to or from Republic

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Hansa Research Group Private Ltd. categorically stated that it has h business dealings with Republic TV at any point in time. This comes amid Republic Media Network's ultimatum to Mid-Day and Ecomic Times and Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited to issue an official public apology within 24 hours for publishing a fake story that network received money from Hansa Research Group. 

Moreover, Mumbai Police has been requested to eir deny or confirm story officially by 9 pm on Tuesday. As per Hansa statement, Crime Branch spokesperson's alleged statement reported in media regarding payment of Rs.32 lakh to Republic TV is incorrect. It has been clarified that Hansa Research Group Private Ltd. and its employees have thing to do with vertising activities of Hansa Vision India Pvt Ltd. 

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Here is Hansa Research's full statement: 

Hansa Research categorically states that it has h business dealings with Republic TV and payment has been me to Channel r received from Channel. In a statement reported in Media, Crime Branch spokesperson investigating TRP scam has alleged that Hansa Research has me payment of Rs 32 lakhs to Republic TV which is incorrect.

Clarifying furr, Shekar Swamy, Group CEO Hansa said: “Our Group company Hansa Vision India Pvt Ltd is in vertising business. It purchases vertising time and in various TV channels, newspapers, rio, digital platforms and or media regularly for its clients. This is rmal, routine business. last time Hansa Vision has purchased vertising time in Republic TV was two years ago for period from Sept 2017 to Oct 2018 for a value of Rs 108 lakhs. Mumbai Police is perhaps incorrectly linking this with current TRP related investigation.”

In past two years, as part of its business, Hansa Vision has purchased TV vertising time from 55 TV channels for a total value of Rs 13.42 crs on behalf of its clients. In 2019 and 2020, Hansa Vision has t bought any vertising time from Republic TV.

ds Shekar Swamy, “ Hansa Research CEO and team have been repeatedly called by API Mr Sachin Vaze of Crime Branch, and asked to stay till late hours. y are cooperating with investigation and have submitted various documents as asked for. Hansa Research and people working for this company, have thing to do with vertising activities of group company Hansa Vision.”

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