CBI registers case against U.S.-based Timothy Initiative, six others over alleged routing of funds through foreign debit cards

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against seven accused, including the U.S.-based The Timothy Initiative, in connection with the alleged routing of foreign funds into India, including to regions affected by left-wing extremism, through foreign debit cards.

Those named in the First Information Report (FIR) are The Timothy Initiative, an international Christian evangelical organisation; Jonathan S. Rajan, Micah Mark and Ajit Verghese Mathai from Bengaluru, and Supreme Joy from Mysuru, in Karnataka; Bablu Kurmi from Goalpara in Assam; and Varghese Chacko from Dhamtari in Chhattisgarh.

The agency, which recently received inputs from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case, has invoked provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), the Information Technology Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the accused persons.