Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 13: The Enforcement Directorate filed a case against BBC India on Thursday for alleged foreign exchange violations, according to the sources. The broadcaster with its headquarters in the UK has been the subject of an inquiry by an Indian agency before. The BBC offices in India were raided in February of this year as a result of an inquiry by the income tax authorities.
Enforcement Directorate has filed a case against BBC under Foreign Exchange Management Act for irregularities in foreign funding: ED pic.twitter.com/NSsv4zoZW5
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2023
The tax inspections were conducted a few weeks after a documentary on British television criticised Gujarat’s government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2002 sectarian violence. In its two-part “India: The Modi Question” series, the BBC looked into claims that Prime Minister Modi, while serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, didn’t do enough to put an end to the riots. The Supreme Court had already rejected these claims. In January, the government deleted posts promoting the documentary using its emergency powers.
