This Article is From Sep 21, 2010

Bangalore NGO accused of scam worth Rs 15 crore

 Bangalore NGO accused of scam worth Rs 15 crore
Bangalore: Cybercrime officials in Bangalore have registered a case against Salve Regina Charitable Trust, accused of misappropriating Rs 15 crore donations made by NRIs.

Regina Seelan, the chairperson of the NGO, and her husband who is an employee with ISRO, have gone missing.

The CID searched offices of the NGO and secured important documents and computer hard drives, with detailed documentation. The agency has informed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Income Tax department to verify the facts.

Sources said both departments have already begun a probe.

CID sources said that, if necessary, it will ask the Union Government to freeze assets of the said NGO.

The Union Government had recently frozen accounts of as many as 46 NGOs, with allegations of foreign money transactions.
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