The recent development in the Dharamsthala case has taken another turn after the complainant took back her plaint earlier. On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now a preliminary investigation into the allegations of dubious foreign funding used to fuel communal conspiracies during the ongoing Dharmasthala row in Karnataka, official sources said on Tuesday, according to PTI.

The agency is gathering facts and documents related to all entities and stakeholders, including some NGOs, who are alleged to have used suspect funds to stoke controversy, reported PTI, citing sources privy to the development. 

Sources said that the central probe agency has initiated a preliminary investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), and further action will be taken if the probe finds proof of foreign funding rule violation and illicit use of funds, reported PTI.