Dr Samir Shah, who was honoured with a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for services to television and heritage, will replace Richard Sharp, who was forced to resign after his communication with former PM Boris Johnson surfaced.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the administrative authority of the tax department, said they do not comment on individual cases.
In February, BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai were raided by Income Tax officials who claimed to have detected multiple irregularities, including non-payment of tax on certain remittances that were not disclosed as income in India.
The major development came hours after soccer host Gary Lineker criticised the UK government's latest "contentious" laws on asylum seekers from his social media account.
The raid which has been touted as a "survey" by the sleuths, claimed that the I-T department gathered evidence pertaining to the operation of the organisation which indicates that "tax has not been paid on certain remittances".
The statement came as the Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a survey operation at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion.
BBC News anchor Christian Fraser has in a LIVE conversation with Dr. Clare Wenham when her daughter hilariously interrupted the discussion to ask where should she keep her unicorn painting.
Danny Baker got sacked for his chimpanzee tweet regarding birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby.
London, Jan 24: Veteran TV and radio broadcaster Stuart Hall has been charged with rape and 14 counts of indecent assault.The 83-year-old BBC presenter is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman in 1976. He is
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