Income Tax dept carries out 'survey' at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai
Notably, a few hours before the raid Union Home Minister Amit Shah had criticised the BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots.
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New Delhi, February 14: The Delhi office of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which is in the HT House building on KG Marg was on Tuesday searched by the Income Tax department. The action by the Income Tax department has come amid huge controversy surrounding a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to reports, its Mumbai office was also raided simultaneously.
Notably, a few hours before the raid Union Home Minister Amit Shah had criticised the BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots. "The truth emerges despite a thousand conspiracies around it. They are after Modi since 2002. But every time, Modi Ji comes out stronger & more popular," Shah had said.
#BREAKING: Income Tax Officials have raided #BBC Offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. Developing story.
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The income tax team has reached for verification of a few documents, sources said.
On January 21, the government issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the controversial documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
The Supreme Court had on February 3 also directed the central government to produce original records relating to its decision to block the BBC documentary.
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