[8] In October 2020, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council, Republic Bharat has the highest TV viewership among all Hindi news channels in India.

[13] The police allege that the channel inflated its ratings by bribing low-income individuals, including people who did not comprehend English, to keep their televisions tuned to Republic World; logs of WhatsApp chats between Goswami and the former chief executive of Broadcast Audience Research Council (the agency responsible for measuring TRP) were published to provide further evidence of collusion.

[13] The Enforcement Directorate (ED) pursued a Money Laundering investigation in connection with the TRP scam, following allegations initially raised in the police case.

After scrutinising the claims, the ED concluded there was no evidence linking Republic TV or its Hindi counterpart, R Bharat, to the alleged manipulation of TRPs.

[17] The ED criticised the forensic audit report relied upon by the Mumbai Police, describing it as "superficial" and lacking depth.

[28] In December 2020, the channel was fined 20,000 pounds (approximately ₹21.07 lakh or USD$25,374) by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) for broadcasting content involving "offensive language", "hate speech" and "abusive or derogatory treatment of individuals, groups, religions or communities".