India, Oct. 29 -- Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is facing mounting scrutiny just a week before New York City's mayoral election, after a conservative watchdog accused his campaign of accepting illegal foreign donations.

The Coolidge Reagan Foundation on Tuesday filed two criminal referrals, one with the US Department of Justice's Criminal Division and another with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, alleging that Mamdani's campaign violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and New York Election Law by taking contributions from foreign nationals, according to a Fox News report.

According to the complaints, Mamdani's campaign reportedly collected nearly USD 13,000 from at least 170 donors with addresses outside the United St...