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India tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after airing of documentary critical of PM Narendra Modi
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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."
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A two-part BBC documentary examined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in anti-Muslim raids that killed hundreds in his home state of Gujarat in 2002.
By Manveena Suri, Kunal Sehgal and Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian tax authorities raided the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after the country banned a documentary from the British broadcaster that was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in deadly riots more than …
Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's actions during deadly sectarian riots…
A two-part BBC documentary examined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in anti-Muslim raids that killed hundreds in his home state of Gujarat in 2002.
India's tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after it showed a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.K., the broadcaster said.
The raid of the BBC’s New Delhi and Mumbai offices comes just weeks after the Indian government banned clips of the broadcaster's documentary about Modi’s role in the 2002 religious riots in the state of Gujarat from being shared online.
Police have sealed off the British broadcaster's offices in India. The searches came weeks after India banned BBC's documentary critical documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called it "hostile propaganda."
Authorities had scrambled to halt screenings of the film from the British broadcaster, which examined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots.
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
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."
Indian tax department raids at BBC offices entered a second day Wednesday, journalists at the broadcaster told AFP, in an action rights groups linked to critical coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian tax authorities have conducted searches at the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. The searches took place after the BBC aired a two-part documentary critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Britain.
Crackdown comes weeks after broadcaster airs 2-part documentary alleging that PM Modi ordered police to turn a blind eye to sectarian riots in Gujarat state while he was premier
The raids on local offices of the BBC continue for a second day, weeks after it released a documentary critical of Prime Minister Modi. The move again raised concerns about press freedom.
