new delhi Kiran Bedi to return extra money charged from sponsors

Team Anna member and former top cop Kiran Bedi on Monday said she will return the extra money she charged from NGOs to participate their programmes. 

She said on the micro blogging site Twitter, 'Further to asking me to travel as per invite, Trustees have instructed travel agent 

to return the balance amounts forthwith' @thekiranbedi

Last week a national daily claimed that Bedi, a key member of Team Anna, used her gallantry medal to get 75% discount on Air India tickets and then submitted inflated invoices to claim full fare from the organiers who have invited her to the function.

It was also alleged that she claimed business class fare even when she was travelling in economy class.

Reacting to the allegations, Bedi told PTI, "business class travel is part of the invitation/entitlement from the event organizers/corporates I'm asked to speak at. Travelling economy is a choice despite entitlement is to ensure that savings remain with the NGO.

"(There is) no personal gain here. Sorry to disappoint detractors trying real hard to find a smoking gun. However, I accept this kind of coverage as a part of the challenges which being in public life poses," she said adding the money "saved" went to NGO India Vision Foundation run by her.