The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) said it has uncovered suspected misuse of foreign funds to influence government policies and undermine India’s energy security, during an inquiry under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) allegedly involving Ghaziabad-based Satat Sampada Private Limited (SSPL).
On January 5, the agency searched various premises linked to SSPL in the national capital region as part of an ongoing investigation into suspicious foreign inward remittances amounting to over ₹6 crore between 2021 and 2025, received by the company. It is run by a couple named Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi, said the ED statement.
Sharing the background of SSPL directors, the agency said Mr. Singh was “a self-proclaimed climate activist” and his wife was previously engaged with the Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA).
Mr. Singh’s allegedly visited Pakistan in February 2025 for the “Breathe Pakistan Summit”, and Bangladesh in December 2025 during a period of “anti-India protests”. In Bangladesh, he allegedly delivered a lecture at Sher-e-Bangla University “without any official invitation and met various individuals unconnected to the stated purpose”. The funding for these trips is also under scrutiny, said the agency.
