The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a survey operation at the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai . In Delhi the BBC office is located on KG Marg.
The surprise action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi then Chief Minister Of Gujarat that had sparked off a political storm.
Income Tax officials reached BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices . They are doing verification of certain documents in the Account of Finance Department of BBC. Dept has impounded a few mobile phones and laptops/desktops of persons of the account and finance department, told Sources to ANI
The department is looking at documents related to the business operations of the company and those related to its Indian arm, they said.
AS per ANI, Income Tax department are doing surveys of the BBC Studios office in Kalina, Santacruz, as per sources.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra tweeted her reaction to the IT raids on BBC
Reports of Income Tax raid at BBC’s Delhi office
Wow, really? How unexpected.
Meanwhile farsaan seva for Adani when he drops in for a chat with Chairman @SEBI_India office.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 14, 2023
Mahua Moitra
