FCRA violations: MHA officials, NGOs under lens as CBI conducts searches

CBI carrying out major countrywide operation at 40 locations against MHA officials, NGOs for facilitating alleged FCRA violations

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday has conducted nationwide search operation covering 40 locations in multiple cities against offcials of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), non-profit organisations and others for allegedly violating foreign grant rules, sources privy to the development told Business Standard.

The action follows the first information report filed against these offcials, NGOs and middle-men for breaching Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) norms. 

The searches have been continuing in multiple cities including Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mysore and some places in Rajasthan, sources quoted above said.

At least six officials of MHA’s FCRA division (which approves