CBI once again raids at Amnesty International India offices in Delhi and Bangalore

New Delhi, November 16: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at three places in Bangalore and at one place in Delhi in connection with the alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by the Amnesty International India.

 

In a statement, CBI said that it was alleged that provisions of Foreign Contribution Act, 2010 and IPC were contravened by these entities by receiving foreign contributions from Amnesty International UK through Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd.

"Foreign contributions were received even though prior registration was denied to Amnesty International India Foundation Trust and other trusts under FCRA," says the CBI.

The CBI has registered a case on November 5 on a complaint received from Union Home Ministry against Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd, Indians for Amnesty International Trust, Amnesty International India Foundation Trust, and others.

In October 2018, the Enforcement Directorate had carried out similar searches at Amnesty's office in Bengaluru. At that time too, it was reported that ED conducted the search due to an alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). 

In 2016, the Bengaluru police registered a sedition case on Amnesty India based on a complaint filed by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for organising a programme which sought to project the human suffering of the Kashmir conflict.