Teesta Setalvad's organisation will be probed by CBI: MHA

New Delhi, June 26: The Ministry of Home Affairs has given the green signal to the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the foreign funds received by Teesta Setalvad owned Sabrang Communication and Publishing Private Limited. The MHA which was contemplating a CBI probe earlier today gave the green signal a while ago.

Funding to be probed:

The Home Ministry had placed under watch the SCPPL after complaints from Gujarat about funds being diverted for purposes other than intended were made. It was also found that the provisions of the FCRA were violated and the organization did not have the sanction to receive such funds.

The Home Ministry has ordered the CBI to freeze the accounts of Teesta run company and also investigate the flow of funds from the Ford Foundation.

A CBI probe into this case becomes necessary since the alleged source of funding is from abroad. It was found that Ford Foundation had allegedly sent funds to the SCPPL. The Home Ministry which is looking into the matter found that remittances from abroad were in violation of the FCRA.

Sources in the ministry state that violations under the FCRA can be probed by the CBI. This is a case which has international ramifications and the CBI is best equipped to handle the case.

Showcause notice:

The Home Ministry had issued a show cause notice to the organization run by Tessta Setalvad. In its show cause notice it had asked for the following questions to be answered.

-Were donations received by SCPPL from the Ford Foundation diverted?
-Were foreign journalists and editors funded by the SCPPL? - -Were all the funds used for the purpose it was meant for?
- Were secretaries to two other NGOs, CJP and Sabrang trust provided using the money from the same corpus fund.
-Were SCPPL, CJP and Sabrang trust functioning out of the same office?

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