The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Oxfam India and its office liaisons for allegedly violating the vittles of India’s foreign backing rules.
According to the CBI, Oxfam India entered around ₹1.5 crore directly into its Foreign Contribution Utilization regard rather of the designated bank account between 2013 and 2016. The FIR also contended that Oxfam India routed ₹12.71 lakh to the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) in the fiscal time 2019-20 in violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 rules.
The CBI said that it acted on a complaint from the Home Ministry, which had suspended Oxfam India’s FCRA licence in January last time. The MHA had indicted Oxfam India of indulging in”anti-national” conditioning and lobbying with foreign governments and institutions to press the Indian government for FCRA renewal.
The CBI FIR also mentioned that Oxfam India was planning to bypass the FCRA by transferring finances to other associations or for-profit consultancy enterprises. The CBI said that it had seized several emails from Oxfam India’s office during a hunt operation last week.
