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ED Opens FEMA Probe in Dharmasthala Case as BJP Rallies, State Backs SIT

Investigators are seeking bank records tied to two NGOs after complaints flagged possible foreign-funding breaches.

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Enforcement Directorate to probe Dharmasthala mass burial case, NGOs Odanadi and Samvada under scanner for alleged foreign funding violations. (Photo: X/shivamurthygg)
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Overview

  • Sources say the Enforcement Directorate has begun a preliminary FEMA inquiry and requested PAN details, account information and five years of transactions from banks.
  • Two NGOs, Odanadi and Samvada, are under scrutiny for possible violations of foreign funding rules, according to requests and briefings cited by multiple outlets.
  • Police have shared case documents with the ED, which is examining whether funds supported campaigns linked to the Dharmasthala narrative.
  • The BJP staged a large 'Dharmasthala Chalo' protest calling for an NIA or CBI takeover, even as the Karnataka government rejected a transfer.
  • Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the SIT will continue the criminal probe, while the ED may examine the financial angle; the SIT earlier arrested whistleblower C N Chinnaiah for perjury after a skull he produced tested as male.