{"id":30214,"date":"2026-09-29T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30214"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:19:41","slug":"two-mha-officials-held-for-allegedly-seeking-bribe-to-facilitate-fcra-registration-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30214","title":{"rendered":"Two MHA officials held for allegedly seeking bribe to facilitate FCRA registration | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134562844,imgsize-133272,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mha-delhi-police.jpg\" alt=\"Two MHA officials held for allegedly seeking bribe to facilitate FCRA registration\" title=\"Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case\">Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Two officials of the Union home ministry have been apprehended for allegedly seeking a bribe from an association to facilitate its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), PTI reported on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The Delhi Police Special Cell, in coordination with central agencies, apprehended the two officials, a senior accountant and an accountant, in New Delhi on September 28, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>One of the officials is currently posted in the MHA\u2019s Foreigners Division, while the other is posted in a Pay and Accounts Office and had previously served in the Foreigners Division, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" 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all FCRA-related services are provided online through the FCRA portal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;No intermediary, agent or individual is authorised to facilitate any FCRA service,&#8221; the ministry said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>(<span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">With PTI inputs<\/span>)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/two-mha-officials-held-for-allegedly-seeking-bribe-to-facilitate-fcra-registration\/articleshow\/134562452.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case NEW DELHI: Two officials of the Union home ministry have been apprehended for allegedly seeking a bribe from an association to facilitate its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), PTI reported 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