I-T Dept's survey operation at BBC offices and memories of another 'raid'

Such incidents reinforce the impression that the government is hiding something

The Income-Tax Department’s visit to the BBC offices has reminded me of another such episode that took place in the autumn of 1987, at the height of the Bofors artillery gun bribery controversy. In April that year, Swedish radio had said there had been some dirty work at the crossroads.

The incident served only to reinforce the impression that the government was hiding something. It was a sure sign of extreme discomfort at the highest levels of government. 

I was working for the Indian Express at the time. One day when we were half way through the morning editorial meeting chaired by