Enforcement Directorate Attaches Properties Worth ₹17.66 Crore of Amnesty International India

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday raided the Bangalore offices of Amnesty International India.
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Enforcement Directorate Attaches Properties Worth ₹17.66 Crore of Amnesty International India
The human rights organisation is being probed by the central agency over alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday it has attached movable properties worth ₹17.66 crore of human rights organisation Amnesty International India and as trust connected with it in connection with an alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). In a statement, the central agency said that the total attachments in the case stand at ₹19.54 crore. “Directorate of Enforcement (ED) issued a Provisional Attachment Order under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) attaching bank accounts of M/s Amnesty International India Pvt. Ltd. (AIIPL) and M/s Indians for Amnesty International Trust (IAIT) as both the entities have acquired the proceeds of crime and layered the same in the form of various movable properties. The said Provisional Attachment Order involves attachment of movable properties worth ₹17.66 cror…