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India tax officials search BBC offices weeks after Modi doc

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Officials from India’s Income Tax department began conducting searches Tuesday at the BBC’s offices in the capital, New Delhi, three of the broadcaster’s staff members told the Associated Press. The search comes weeks after the British broadcaster released a controversial documentary that examined Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots.

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The Globe & Mail

Indian officials search BBC offices for second straight day

The searches come weeks after the BBC aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.K.

2 years ago·Canada

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VOA News

Indian Tax Authorities Search BBC Offices for Second Day

Indian tax officials carried out searches of British Broadcasting Corporation offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Wednesday for a second consecutive day. The action, which the government has called a tax "survey," has been slammed by opposition parties, global media watchdogs and Indian media organizations as an attempt to silence dissent and intimidate the media. The searches began weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on communal riot…

2 years ago·United States

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The Epoch Times

Tax Officials Search BBC's India Offices After Government Blocked Modi Documentary

India’s income tax officials searched the BBC India offices in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, just weeks after the government blocked the airing of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The authorities conducted “surveys” on the UK-based broadcaster to probe its “violation of the transfer pricing rules and diversion of profits,” The Indian Express reported, citing government sources. The BBC said it was fully cooperating with the i…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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CTV News

Indian officials search BBC offices for second straight day

India's tax officials searched BBC offices in India for a second straight day on Wednesday questioning staff about the organization's business operations in the country, some staff members said.

2 years ago·Canada

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Dawn

Indian tax probe of BBC a follow-up, not vindictive: official

BBC has stood by its reporting for the documentary and says it is cooperating with Indian tax officials.

2 years ago·Pakistan

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CBS News

India tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after airing of documentary critical of PM Narendra Modi

Tax officials call the "survey" of the U.K. broadcaster routine, but the ruling party has accused the BBC of "spewing venom" as part of an "anti-Indian agenda."

2 years ago

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