The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted search operations at multiple premises in Delhi-NCR linked to M/s Satat Sampada Private Limited (SSPL).
The searches were part of an ongoing investigation into suspicious foreign inward remittances exceeding Rs 6 crore received by SSPL between 2021 and 2025. The Ghaziabad-based entity is run by the couple Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi.
ED investigations revealed that the remittances were received under the guise of “consultancy charges” from foreign entities, including Climate Action Network (CAN) and STAND.EARTH, which in turn had received substantial funds from prior-reference-category NGOs such as Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
However, cross-verification of filings made by the remitters abroad indicates that the funds were actually intended to promote the agenda of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FF-NPT) within India.
The FF-NPT is a proposed international treaty aiming to phase out fossil fuel production. While presented as a climate initiative, its adoption could expose India to legal challenges in international forums such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and severely compromise the nation’s energy security and economic development.
SSPL publicly projects itself as an agro-based company engaged in promoting organic farming and marketing organic produce. However, the ED’s investigation suggests this is a front, and its primary activity appears to be channeling foreign funds to advance the FF-NPT agenda in India on behalf of foreign influencer groups.
The financial trajectory of SSPL shows that before 2020–21, the company operated at a loss with minimal consultancy revenue. Post-2021, coinciding with the receipt of over Rs 6.5 crore in foreign remittances, SSPL turned profitable by recording these funds as revenue from “consultancy services” and “agro-product sales.”
The shareholders of SSPL, Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi, diverted funds received from foreign NGOs to their personal accounts for private use, the ED suspects.
During the search at the residential premises of SSPL director in Ghaziabad, a large cache of Indian and foreign-made liquor, exceeding permissible limits, was discovered. This information was promptly shared by the ED with the Uttar Pradesh State Excise Department, which seized the excess liquor and arrested Singh for contravention of UP State Excise Laws.
Singh, a self-proclaimed climate activist and founding director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, and his wife Jyoti Awasthi, were previously associated with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), and have used SSPL to advance their activism, the agency says.
The investigating agency is also looking into the foreign travels the couple had in the past. They are believed to have visited Pakistaan in February 2025 for the ‘Breathe Pakistan Summit’ and the agency is looking into the individuals he met there.
Singh had visited Bangladesh in December 2025 during a period of anti-India protests, where he 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.
The ED suspects misdeclaration and misrepresentation of the nature and purpose of the foreign funds received by SSPL. The agency is investigating the full extent of suspected violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, and whether the funded activities were against national interests, specifically India’s energy security. Further investigation into the financial trail, the role of foreign funding entities, and the activities of the directors is in progress.
