Oxfam India received 1.5 crore in foreign funding between 2013 and 2016, violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), the CBI has said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its ongoing investigation into the Indian branch of the global NGO, has claimed that Oxfam India used to route funds of its foreign affiliates, such as Oxfam Australia, Oxfam Great Britain, in India to selected NGOs in violation of FCRA rules.

The probe agency has also claimed that Oxfam India also exercised control over funds and projects and was as per email communication uncovered during the investigation, planning to pressure the Central government to renew its FCRA license through foreign governments and institutions.

On Wednesday, the federal agency searched Oxfam India’s Delhi office and has booked the NGO and others for alleged violations of FCRA rules.

An official said that the CBI uncovered incriminating documents during Wednesday’s raid and subsequently an FIR has been registered against Oxfam India.

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The FIR claimed that as per email communication found during IT (income tax) survey by the CBDT, Oxfam India was planning to pressure Indian government for renewal of FCRA through foreign governments and foreign institutions.

Earlier this month, the Union Home Ministry had filed a complaint against the NGO, wherein it alleged that Oxfam India planned to channel funds by circumventing the law after it FCRA license expired. The complaint is now part of the CBI’s FIR.

According to reports quoting sources, the Home Ministry purportedly found that even after registering under the FCRA, which bars foreign transfers, Oxfam India continued to transfer foreign contributions to various entities.

As per sources, a survey carried out by the Income Tax Department uncovered multiple emails which revealed that Oxfam India was allegedly planning to circumvent FCRA provisions by routing funds to other FCRA-registered associations or through the for-profit consultancy route.

They said that the survey also purportedly “exposed” Oxfam India as a possible instrument of foreign policy of foreign organisations or entities, which have liberally funded the organisation over the years.

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