New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the offices of think tank Centre for Policy Research in Delhi and non-governmental organisation Oxfam India, The Quint reported.
Tax officials arrived at the Chankyapuri office of the think tank around noon, according to NDTV. The Income Tax Department or the Centre for Policy Research are yet to give a statement about the raids.
A group of over 10 officials is reportedly examining the organisation’s account books.
The Centre for Policy Research describes itself as a “non-partisan, independent institution dedicated to conducting research that contributes to high quality scholarship, better policies, and a more robust public discourse about the issues that impact life in India”. Academician Pratap Bhanu Mehta was a former president of the organization. Scroll. In