CBI raids at Amnesty International India offices

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

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 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.