CBI files chargesheetagainst Oxfam India
24 Jan 2025 10:20:21
NEW DELHI :
THE CBI has filed a chargesheet
against research and advocacy
group Oxfam India and its former CEO Amitabh Behar in connection with alleged violations
of rules and regulations related
to foreign funds, officials said.
In its chargesheet filed before
a special court here, the CBI has
named the group and Behar, who
is now executive director of
Oxfam International as accused.
The FIR against the Indian arm
of the global NGO Oxfam was registered in April 2023 based on a
complaint from the Ministry of
Home Affairs.
An email seeking reaction ofOxfam India remained unanswered till writing of this story.
The complaint, which is nowpart of the FIR, has alleged thatthough Oxfam India’s FCRA registration ceased, it planned tocircumvent the law by taking other routes to channelise funds.