The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences of two NGOs headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for alleged violation of laws, officials said on Sunday.

The NGOs came under the scanner in July 2020 after the MHA set up an inter-ministerial committee headed by an Enforcement Directorate officer to probe possible violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Income Tax Act and the FCRA. The investigators covered alleged manipulation of documents while filing income-tax returns, misuse of funds and money laundering while receiving funds from foreign nations, including China.