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Activists falsely linked to Chinese funding and arrest over anti-dam protests?
Bhanu Tatak was booked by the CBI over FCRA violations involving Philippines, Ireland, and UK groups; she was not arrested, nor linked to China or Congress. The Reel claims anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak was arrested and received funding from China and Congress to create chaos. Hindustan Times reports that the CBI booked Tatak for alleged FCRA violations involving ₹20.94 lakh from NGOs in the Philippines, Ireland, and the UK. Tatak was not arrested, and no official record mentions funding from China or Congress.
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- Checked 3 Nov 2026
- Main source: CBI books Arunachal anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak over FCRA violations | India News
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In Arunachal Pradesh, the fight over the Siang dam is no longer just about development. The CBI has booked activist Bhanu Tatak, alleging she received ₹21 lakh…
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“Neighbors said she was receiving funds from China and Congress for creating chaos in Arunachal, India.”
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What the post doesn't tell you
- The foreign entities named in the FIR are human rights and indigenous rights groups based in the Philippines, Ireland, and the UK, and local farmer groups assert the case is aimed at silencing anti-dam protests.
- Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum Youth Wing condemned the CBI case against Bhanu Tatak, stating she denied wrongdoing and that the case targets her anti-hydropower activism (India Today NE).
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It wants you to think: “So the anti-dam protests are funded by foreign powers and the opposition to create chaos.”
FCRA violation allegations against an activist regarding funds from human rights groups do not prove anti-dam protests are funded by foreign powers or opposition parties to create chaos.
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