Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) have come as shocking revelations. The Popular Front of India (PFI) provided funds of Rs 120 crore to protest against the CAA in Uttar Pradesh in December last year. According to the information, the money was transferred to several prominent personalities including Congress leader Kapil Sibal, senior lawyers Indira Jaising, Dushyant A. Dave and Abdul Samand. Whereas Rs 1.65 was transferred to PFI Kashmir.
77 lakh rupees were given to Congress leader Kapil Sibal. Rs 11 lakh was given to Dushyant Dave, Rs 4 lakh to Indira Jaisingh and Rs 3.10 lakh to Abdul Samand. This transaction has been done through 73 bank accounts. According to the information, this amount was given as a fee to all these lawyers, including Sibal.
Investigative agencies were alerted after the Popular Front of India (PFI) was exposed to violence during protests against the CAA in several states including Uttar Pradesh. After this, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had intensified the investigation of the money laundering against PFI. The Income Tax Department was also involved in the investigation of his accounts. After this, it has been revealed.
According to the information, the investigation revealed that 27 bank accounts were opened in the name of Popular Front of India. 9 bank accounts belong to Rehab India Foundation, which is an organization linked to PFI and the same organization has opened 37 bank accounts in the name of 17 different people and organization. Deposits were made, but a nominal amount was left in the accounts. It appears that those who deposited the money were instructed to deposit less than 50 thousand rupees at one time.
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