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Harjeet Singh Denies ED Allegations as FEMA Probe Targets Satat Sampada’s Foreign Funding

The NGO says it is cooperating with investigators reviewing remittances the agency links to advocacy for a fossil‑fuel treaty.

Overview

  • The Enforcement Directorate searched Harjeet Singh’s residence and Satat Sampada offices on 5 January under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
  • Investigators allege about Rs 6 crore in foreign inflows were used to build narratives to influence policy in support of the Fossil Fuel Non‑Proliferation Treaty.
  • Satat Sampada and Singh call the allegations baseless and misleading, saying they provided documents to authorities and that their consultancy work focuses on environment and disaster response.
  • The ED says it is examining funds routed as consultancy fees through intermediaries, including entities that received money from groups such as Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
  • Singh was detained by Uttar Pradesh Excise over around 45 unlicensed liquor bottles found at his home and was granted bail by a Ghaziabad court on 6 January.