Amid Income Tax action against UK broadcaster BBC, a widely-shared video on social media apparently showed the situation inside one of the venues of the investigative "surveys".
An argument appears to take place between staff at the office and Income Tax Department officials. The IT officer seems to be asking for access to the office, while the employees ask to see a warrant.
BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai were searched by Income Tax Department officers and account books were checked, according to reports. The search began at around 11-11:30 am and mobile phones of some employees were also seized, reports said.
The probe was launched over alleged irregularities in international tax and transfer pricing, news outlet NDTV said.
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BBC was recently in the eye of a storm after a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.