New Delhi:
Team Anna came out in support of Kiran Bedi today. In a press conference in New Delhi, key Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said, " The case of misappropriation of funds against Kiran Bedi is totally false.'
Mr Kejriwal alleged that the cases against Ms Bedi were 'politically motivated' and Team Anna members were being targeted due to the Lokpal agitation.
The Delhi Police had, on Sunday, registered a case of cheating against Kiran Bedi for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for her NGOs in line with a court's directive, but the activist claimed she has "sound evidence and endurance" to deal with the FIR.
(Read: Delhi Police registers a case against Kiran Bedi)A Delhi court took cognizance of a complaint filed by Devinder Singh Chauhan, a lawyer, despite opposition from Delhi Police.
The court, while ordering registration of the FIR, had not heeded to contentions of Delhi police that the complainant lawyer had no ground and if there was any misappropriation of funds, the donors, who gave money to Bedi's NGOs India Vision Foundation and Navjyoti Foundation, should have moved the complaint.
Mr Chauhan, in his complaint, has alleged that Ms Bedi had received donations of more than Rs 50 lakh from Microsoft for imparting free computer training to kids and families of BSF, CISF, ITBP, CRPF personnel and other state police organisations under the banner of her trust 'India Vision Foundation'.
He also alleged that Ms Bedi misused the names of various government organisations, including banks, for showing them as donors to get other donations. He claimed that Ms Bedi's NGOs received Rs 6,000 per month for each centre from Vedanta Foundation for giving facilities such as land and electricity. However, such facilities were being provided by police organisations, the complaint said.
(with PTI inputs)