Guwahati, Sept. 15 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against Arunachal Pradesh-based lawyer and environmental activist Bhanu Tatak for allegedly receiving foreign funds in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

Tatak is a legal adviser to the Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum (SIFF) and coordinator of civil society organisation Dibang Resistance. She and the two organisations have been involved in protests against major hydropower projects proposed in Arunachal Pradesh.

SIFF has been opposing the proposed 12,500-megawatt Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) on the Siang river, while Dibang Resistance has been protesting against a proposed 2,880-megawatt hydropower project on the Dibang ...