Climate Politics

Indian Activist Investigated Over Anti-Fossil Fuels Campaign

Harjeet Singh

Photographer: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

Indian authorities are investigating a prominent climate activist for allegedly using foreign funds to further an anti-fossil fuel agenda.

Harjeet Singh, a founding director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, said in a statement that he had been arrested on Jan. 5 after law enforcement officials searched his residence. He is currently out on bail.