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 investigation and hoped to resolve it “as soon as possible.” The broadcaster said its news production in India would continue “as normal” despite the ongoing probe.
“Many staff have now left the building but some have been asked to remain and are continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enquiries,” the BBC stated on Twitter….