The CBI on Thursday raided Delhi and Mumbai homes of Supreme Court lawyers Indira Jaising and Anand Grover for alleged violation of foreign funding rules for their Delhi-based NGO, Lawyers Collective.
Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaisingh in New Delhi on Thursday (Sanchit Khanna/ HT photo)
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In Delhi, the raids were conducted at 54-Nizamudin East home of the lawyer couple and C-65 Nizamudin east office of the Lawyers Collective.
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When contacted, Grover asked not to be disturbed as he was in the “midst” of it (searches), reports PTI.
Indira Jaisingh said: “Mr Grover and I are being targeted for the human rights work that we have done over the years,” ANI reported.
The investigating agency had filed a criminal case against the Lawyers Collective on June 18, 2019, for allegedly violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) on the basis of a complaint from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which has alleged several discrepancies in the utilisation of foreign aid received by the NGO.
Anand Grover is a trustee and director of the organization. Unknown officer-bearers and functionaries of the NGO and unknown private persons and public servants have also been made accused in the FIR.
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The organisation, which was founded in 1981, states on its website that it “is a group of lawyers with a mission to empower and change the status of marginalised groups through the effective use of law, and an engagement in human rights advocacy, legal aid and litigation.”
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The organisation, which was founded in 1981, states on its website that it “is a group of lawyers with a mission to empower and change the status of marginalised groups through the effective use of law, and an engagement in human rights advocacy, legal aid and litigation.”
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