Over 20,000 FCRA licences cancelled till date, most from Tamil Nadu | Data
A media personnel takes photos of the office of ‘Centre for Equity Studies’ an advocacy outfit founded by activist Harsh Mander, after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided his offices allegdly over Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) violation
Last week, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case of alleged Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) violation against human rights activist Harsh Mander and his NGO Centre for Equity Studies (CES). FIRs were registered based on a complaint from the Union Home Ministry. The agency allegedly found that the NGO transferred some amount to certain individuals from the FCRA account, apart from salary/wages/remuneration, which is a violation of the Act.The action against CES is the latest incident in a series of...