CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: What’s Happening at Operation Mobilisation (OM) India Group of Charities? ED Investigation Reveals Funds Misused by Christian Charity Group
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: What’s Happening at Operation Mobilisation (OM) India Group of Charities? ED Investigation Reveals Funds Misused by Christian Charity Group
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ED, Hyderabad has conducted search operations at 11 locations in and around Hyderabad under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 on 21.06.2024 & 22.06.2024 in connection with irregularities in Operation Mobilization group of charities.
During the search operations, various incriminating documents and digital devices are recovered and seized.
Press Release
25.06.2024
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad has conducted search operations at 11 locations in and
around Hyderabad under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 on
21.06.2024 & 22.06.2024 in connection with irregularities in Operation Mobilization (OM) group of
charities.ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by Telangana CID against Operation
Mobilization group of charities and others for raising substantial funds of around Rs. 300 Crore from
foreign donors (through Operation Mobilization and Dalit Freedom Network based in USA, Canada, UK,
Australia, Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Malaysia, Norway, Brazil, Czech Republic,
France, Romania, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland) in the name of providing free education and
meals to dalit and downtrodden children, studying in more than 100 Good Shepherd Schools run by
them, and diverting the said funds for asset creation & other unauthorized purposes. CID investigation
revealed that suppressing the fact of sponsorship of students, tuition and other fees ranging from Rs.
1,000 to 1,500 per month were collected from the students and substantial funds were put into fixed
deposits and/or diverted to other related entities of O.M. group. Funds were also received from the
Government under the Right to Education Act but the same were not recorded properly and other
incomes were grossly under-reported in the books of accounts.Preliminary investigation by ED revealed that several suspicious transactions indicating diversion of the
funds of the O.M. group of charities and multiple immovable properties of the key office bearers of the
group spread across Telangana, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. ED investigation also
revealed that FCRA registrations for most of the group entities were not renewed and to bypass the
same, foreign funds received in FCRA registered ‘OM Books Foundation’ were diverted to other group
entities as loans which are yet to be repaid. PMLA investigation also revealed that office bearers of
Operation Mobilisation group were employed as consultants with shell entities incorporated in Goa and
were receiving salaries.Searches at the premises of key office bearers and head office of the OM group of charities resulted in
recovery and seizure of incriminating documents, digital devices, records of clandestine transactions
and benami companies. In addition, several properties of the key functionaries of the OM group of
charities, suspected to be acquired out of proceeds of crime, have been unearthed.Further investigation is under progress.
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OM’s work in India began in 1963 when the first long, overland truck arrived in the country. OM’s international workers came alongside Indian national Christians in partnership to present the Good News about Jesus in a loving way to those who did not yet know the living God. Over the years, as the work in India developed, the national believers gained valuable experience and developed strong ministry skills. Gradually the international workers handed over the work to the nationals. It was this significant event that was the strategic turning point for OM in India. The humble work that began with only a few dedicated workers had grown to an indigenously-run movement of thousands of Indian believers.
In 2012, OM India became GS/OMI, a separate, autonomous church-based movement led by Indian nationals, who now partners with OM. GS/OMI’s work includes church planting, discipleship and evangelism, as well as education, healthcare, economic development, justice work and training, especially amongst the Dalit peoples.
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