The BBCs offices in Mumbai and New Delhi have been raided by income tax authorities.

Last month, students who gathered to watch a screening were detained.

India has become an increasingly hostile country for media critical of the government.

A police officer at the entrance of BBC’s office in New Delhi, which was raided today

A police officer at the entrance of BBC’s office in New Delhi, which was raided todaySAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

The opposition Congress party called the searches undemocratic and warned the dictatorial attitude cannot go on any longer.

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