The ED team has raided the offices of NGOs Open Soros Foundation (OSF) and Amnesty International in Bengaluru. During this, the houses of the employees were also searched. According to media reports, this action has been taken for violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
The NGO belongs to an American billionaire
According to media reports, this NGO belongs to American billionaire George Soros. Amnesty and Human Rights Watch (HRW) are accused of receiving funding from the Open Soros Foundation (OSF). The ED team is investigating this matter. George Soros came into the limelight when he called PM Modi undemocratic.
Soros Foundation entered in 1999
92-year-old George Soros is one of the richest people in the world. Soros is a Jew, due to which he had to leave his country Hungary during the Second World War. Soros' organization 'Open Society Foundation' entered India for the first time in 1999. In 2016, the Indian government banned funding through this organization in the country.