MP: FIR against Medha Patkar, 11 others for misuse of funds; she denies allegations

An FIR was registered against Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and 11 others in Madhya Pradeshs Barwani district on a complaint by a villager alleging the misuse of funds collected for managing educational facilities for tribal students by diverting them for “political and anti-national agenda”, police said on Sunday.

Patkar has dismissed the allegations against her as “wrong”, saying she had a full account and audit of the expenses and hinted at political reasons behind the allegations.

Barwani superintendent of police Deepak Kumar Shukla told

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