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Raksha Kumar

Indian tax agents raid BBC for 2nd day, after it aired documentary critical of Modi

A police officer stands at the entrance of the office building where Indian tax authorities raided BBC's office in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images)

MUMBAI, India — Indian tax agents conducted what they called "surveys" of BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai for a second consecutive day Wednesday, just weeks after the British broadcaster aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

More than a dozen income tax officials first entered BBC newsrooms early Tuesday, seizing accounts, financial documents, and phones of BBC employees. They told those who had not yet come into the office to stay home. More than a 100 employees were in the offices at the time.

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