Bengaluru Police have registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) following a complaint by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging that funds were distributed in areas with Maoist presence.
The complaint concerns a Bengaluru-based Christian missionary organisation, The Timothy Initiative (TTI), operating from Kothanur. Authorities said the organisation’s headquarters is in North Carolina, USA, and alleged it functioned without required approvals under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and without central government authorisation.
Based on information received, ED teams conducted searches in April at multiple locations including Bengaluru and Chhattisgarh. During the probe, officials alleged that more than 1,000 international ATM/debit cards sourced from US banks were used to withdraw large sums of cash in India.
Investigators claim that between November last year and April this year, cash withdrawals totalled ₹92.55 crore, with ₹44 crore withdrawn from Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Assam alone. A portion of the cash was allegedly taken to the Dhamtari region of Chhattisgarh—an area with significant Maoist movement—and distributed there.
The ED further alleged that after the investigation began, transaction records were erased using servers located in the United States. The complaint names individuals including Jonathan Rajan, Mika Mark, Ajith Varghese, Supreme Joy, Varghese Sakko and Bablu Kurmi as linked to the alleged fund movement.
