BBC IT Survey LIVE: ITBP deployed outside BBC Delhi office as Income Tax continue searches for 2nd day

New Delhi:  Income Tax survey in BBC offices in Delhi, and Mumbai continues for the second day. This comes weeks after the UK national broadcaster aired a controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 2002 Gujarat riots.

In an email. the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) urged all its employees to work from home.

Meanwhile, the opposition parties and press bodies condemned the searches at the BBC offices.

The US said that it is aware of the survey but is “not in a position to offer judgement”.

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Delhi | ITBP personnel deployed outside BBC office at KG Marg. pic.twitter.com/4zCPdvsePH

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2023

# ITBP deployed outside the BBC Delhi office.

According to sources, the Income Tax officers will be focusing on the accounts and finance department of the BBC.

Incometax survey at #BBCOffice, Delhi for the second day.#bbcindia #bbc pic.twitter.com/BJtvyuF8RP

— Neha Singh (@SinNeha19) February 15, 2023

Earlier, a video has gone viral on social media where some employees can be seen arguing with the officials.