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.