Wednesday, February 15, 2023

BBC's India offices searched by tax officials

Indian tax officials are conducting what they're calling 'surveys' at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai.

They say this is linked to alleged tax evasion and irregularities.

The government action comes just weeks after the BBC screened a two-part documentary critical of Mr Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The documentary was not screened in India but the govt blocked its link - using emergency laws to prevent its sharing.

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