Tax Survey At Bbc Offices

'Good friends can also disagree', British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax department earlier this year.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday took a swipe at the Centre over the survey at the BBC offices and alleged that the BJP is misusing the Central agencies and also attempting to make India a country of Nathuram Godse.

The Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after a three-day survey, which came weeks after the corporation aired a series on PM Modi.

The income tax department today said the nearly three-day "survey" at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai broadly looked into a mismatch between the income/profits of the broadcaster's group firms and their scale of operations in India.

The income tax "survey" at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices ended tonight after nearly three days of officials going through digital records and files.

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at those criticising the Income Tax survey at the offices of BBC, saying some people trust foreign news outlets but not Indian investigative agencies.

The survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai began after the British public broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Income Tax department's 'survey' at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the Income Tax survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as "very unfortunate" and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

Searches at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued all night, spilling over to the second day as Income Tax officials investigated alleged tax evasion

As the income tax survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai entered the second day, the broadcaster issued a fresh mail to its employees, asking them to cooperate with the tax officials.

The United States on Tuesday said it is aware of the survey operation conducted by the Indian tax authorities at the BBC office in Delhi but is not in a position to offer its judgement.

"Now BBC has been targeted. It has credibility across the world," the Rajasthan Chief Minister said.

Union minister Anurag Thakur today doubled down on the Income Tax Department "survey" at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), saying "No one is above the law".

Global media watchdogs and human rights bodies on Tuesday criticised the Indian government's income tax survey operations at the BBC's offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, saying the action "smacks of intimidation".

'Good friends can also disagree', British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax department earlier this year.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday took a swipe at the Centre over the survey at the BBC offices and alleged that the BJP is misusing the Central agencies and also attempting to make India a country of Nathuram Godse.

The Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) after a three-day survey, which came weeks after the corporation aired a series on PM Modi.

The income tax department today said the nearly three-day "survey" at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai broadly looked into a mismatch between the income/profits of the broadcaster's group firms and their scale of operations in India.

The income tax "survey" at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices ended tonight after nearly three days of officials going through digital records and files.

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday hit out at those criticising the Income Tax survey at the offices of BBC, saying some people trust foreign news outlets but not Indian investigative agencies.

The survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai began after the British public broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Income Tax department's 'survey' at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the Income Tax survey at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as "very unfortunate" and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

Searches at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued all night, spilling over to the second day as Income Tax officials investigated alleged tax evasion

As the income tax survey at BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai entered the second day, the broadcaster issued a fresh mail to its employees, asking them to cooperate with the tax officials.

The United States on Tuesday said it is aware of the survey operation conducted by the Indian tax authorities at the BBC office in Delhi but is not in a position to offer its judgement.

"Now BBC has been targeted. It has credibility across the world," the Rajasthan Chief Minister said.

Union minister Anurag Thakur today doubled down on the Income Tax Department "survey" at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), saying "No one is above the law".

Global media watchdogs and human rights bodies on Tuesday criticised the Indian government's income tax survey operations at the BBC's offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, saying the action "smacks of intimidation".