Amnesty India, ex-head Aakar Patel fined ₹62 crore by ED over FEMA 'violations'

Amnesty India and its former CEO Aakar Patel have been slapped with penalty of ₹51.72 crore and ₹10 crore respectively for contravention of the foreign exchange law by the Enforcement Directorate. The federal agency said it initiated action against the two on the basis of information that Amnesty International, UK had been remitting "huge amount" of foreign contribution through its Indian entities (non-FCRA companies) following FDI route, in order to evade Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) to expand its NGO activities in India. This is not the first time Amnesty or Aakar Patel has faced action by the agencies. Watch this report to know more.