Government has asked the CBI to probe alleged illegal activities of 24 NGOs which received funds from abroad.

Minister of State for Home R P N Singh informed the Lok Sabha today that different state police forces were also asked to probe into the alleged irregularities of 10 other NGOs which received funds from abroad.

The Minister ]said those NGOs whose cases were referred to CBI for investigation are Tamil Nadu Muslim Muneetra Kazagham, Coimbatore, Reach in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, Abul Kalam Azad Islamic Awakening Centre, New Delhi, Khwaja Khushal Charitable Trust, Muzaffarnagar, UP, Shri Arvind Khanna, ex-MLA, Punjab,Anjumane Hussamia Educational Association, Hyderabad.

Other NGOs whose case have been referred are Vishwa Dharmayatan Trust, New Delhi, Shri Ratnesh Khandelwal and nine others.