Bangladesh, Sept. 29 -- Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Tuesday said that it has been forced to halt its India operations after the government froze several of the organisation's bank accounts.

The watchdog has also accused the government of indulging in a "witch-hunt of human rights organisations", reports BBC.

Amnesty says its bank accounts have been frozen and it's been forced to lay off staff in the country, and suspend all its campaign and research work.

"The complete freezing of Amnesty International India's bank accounts by the Government of India which it came to know on 10 September 2020, brings all the work being done by the organization to a grinding halt," the organisation said in a statement on its website, ...