According to officials, the survey is being conducted to look at issues with foreign taxation and transfer pricing of BBC subsidiary companies.
Digital Desk: On Thursday, authorities from the Income Tax department continued their third day of "surveying" the BBC headquarters in this city. They took financial information from a small number of employees and copied both paper and computer records belonging to the news organisation.
Around 11:30 am on Tuesday, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai started the operation, which has now lasted more than 45 hours, according to officials.
According to them, the survey is still ongoing.
Since the "precise time limit to deem the operation closed relies solely on the teams on the ground," authorities had stated on Wednesday that the exercise will last for a little longer.
According to officials, the survey is being conducted to look at issues with foreign taxation and transfer pricing of BBC subsidiary companies.
According to tax officials, the survey teams are copying data from electronic devices as part of their work of gathering evidence and are looking for answers on financial transactions, the corporate structure, and other details concerning the news firm.
The I-T department's action against the public broadcaster with its headquarters in London has been condemned by opposition parties as a "political vengeance."
The BBC was accused of "venomous reporting" by the ruling BJP on Tuesday, and the opposition questioned the timing of the action, which came weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots entitled "India: The Modi Question."
Although the Income Tax Agency has not released an official comment regarding the incident, the BBC has stated that it is working with law enforcement.
A BBC employee in Delhi claimed that the organisation was broadcasting news as usual.
Following the contentious programme, a petition asking for a blanket ban on the BBC in India was rejected by the Supreme Court last week. The court referred to the motion as "entirely misconceived" and "completely meritless."
In April, the government's move to restrict access to the documentary on social media platforms will be the subject of additional petitions.
The government had issued instructions on January 21 to block numerous YouTube videos and Twitter posts-old that contained links to the documentary.
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