The Income-Tax survey at the BBC India offices, being carried out to investigate issues related to international taxation and transfer pricing of BBC subsidiary companies, is ongoing.
The officials searched for keywords 'shell company', 'fund transfer' and 'foreign transfer'.
Photo: PTI) By India Today Web Desk: Income Tax officials are carrying out a survey at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices and have seized phones of employees.
Those working on the afternoon shift were asked to work from home.
advertisement But, the Editors Guild of India said it was "deeply concerned" about the "searches" at BBC offices and said it was a continuation of a "trend" of using government agencies to "intimidate and harass" media outlets who are critical of the government.
Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 14, 2023 Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said in a tweet, "Reports of Income Tax raid at BBC's Delhi office.

Source - https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/taxmen-seize-phones-laptops-scanned-i-t-survey-continues-bbc-delhi-mumbai-offices-2334891-2023-02-15