"The MHA has suspended four officers, including Dwivedi and three officers below him. A departmental inquiry is being ordered against him to find out if there was any mala fide intention behind renewal of registration of IRF under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA). "The government and its security agencies are weighing the option of declaring IRF an 'unlawful' organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and the foreigners division brass decides to renew its FCRA licence. This could well be an intentional act and not a plain goof-up," said an officer.Incidentally, the MHA had last month sent a standard questionnaire to IRF seeking foreign funding details. He also refused to specify the exact timing of renewal of the FCRA certificate.

Source: Times of India September 01, 2016 20:37 UTC