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ED Raids Environmental Activist Over Foreign Funding Allegations

1/7/2026

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The Enforcement Directorate raided the home of Harjeet Singh, an environmental activist and co-founder of Satat Sampada.
The agency says Singh received nearly £500,000 to promote a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and is investigating foreign funding and misrepresentation of Satat Sampada.
Singh and his wife, Jyoti Awasthi, deny the allegations as baseless.
The ED's inquiry reportedly stems from intelligence gathered at Cop30 in Brazil, and other activists are under scrutiny.

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The Enforcement Directorate raided the home of Harjeet Singh, an environmental activist and co-founder of Satat Sampada.
The agency says Singh received nearly £500,000 to promote a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and is investigating foreign funding and misrepresentation of Satat Sampada.
Singh and his wife, Jyoti Awasthi, deny the allegations as baseless.
The ED's inquiry reportedly stems from intelligence gathered at Cop30 in Brazil, and other activists are under scrutiny.