New Delhi: The CBI is conducting a major countrywide operation against Union Home Ministry officials, NGO representatives and middlemen for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, officials said Tuesday. The coordinated operation over the alleged breaches of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act is going on at around 40 locations including in Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mysore and some places in Rajasthan, they said.
FCRA violations: MHA officials, NGOs under lens as CBI conducts countrywide operation
The CBI is conducting a major countrywide operation against Union Home Ministry officials, NGO representatives and middlemen for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, officials said Tuesday.
FCRA violation CBI conducts nationwide ops as MHA officials NGO reps under lens
It has been detected during the operation that several public officials from the MHA, NGO representatives and middleman exchanged money to facilitate the foreign donations in violation of FCRA, 2010, they said. So far, the agency has apprehended around six persons including MHA officials and NGO representatives in connection with the case, they said. The operation has till now led to a disclosure of hawala transactions worth Rs 2 crore, they said.
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Last Updated : May 10, 2022, 8:33 PM IST