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On the queries by the newspaper to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), an official said the tax department does not comment on individual cases.

On the queries by the newspaper to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), an official said the tax department does not comment on individual cases.

India has fallen 10 spots to 150 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index since 2014

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

According to those working at the broadcaster, more than a dozen officials from the income tax department turned up at the BBC offices in Delhi, to conduct a ‘survey’

The IT Department conducted a survey at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai, action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired its controversial ‘India: The Modi Question documentary, scroll down to know important details.

It is learned that the IT Department officers have asked the BBC staff to keep their phones shut during their ‘survey’.

The Income Tax (IT) action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired its controversial 'India: The Modi Question' documentary, which focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's time as the chief minister of Gujarat when riots took place in 2002

A team of 15 officials from the Income Tax Department conducted survey operations at the offices of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday. Sources said the survey at the BBC offices was related to allegations of International Taxation and Transfer Pricing irregularities. The development comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India. Amid the reports of a survey by I-T officials, opposition leaders hit out at the Centre and called it an '...

Reacting to the Indian IT department's action, the UK-based British public broadcaster said that it was "fully cooperating" with the authorities and hoped that the situation will be resolved "as soon as possible"