The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted survey action on premises linked to the United Kingdom’s national broadcaster BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. The survey action has been undertaken to carry out verification of certain documents, the department said.
The BBC recently aired a documentary about the 2022 Gujarat violence in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is implicated. The documentary has been banned from social media and online channels by the Centre, despite being screened in colleges and universities across the country.
Earlier this month, the top court, acting on pleas, had asked the Centre to produce original records related to its decision to block the BBC documentary on PM Modi.
Officials said the documentary was found to be “undermining the sovereignty and integrity of India” and has “the potential to adversely impact” the country’s “friendly relations with foreign states” and “public order within the country”
The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and BBC India from operating from Indian territory in wake of the airing of the documentary titled, ‘India: The Modi Question’ relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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