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Baba Ramdev's aide Balkrishna had 'fake' degree

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New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna faced fresh trouble with the CBI claiming that the university degree used by him to get a passport was fake.

The Registrar of Sampurna Nand Sanskrit University Rajnish Shukla said the investigating agency came to the conclusion after records were matched. The enrolment numbers indicated in the fudged documents belong to a different student, he added.

Balkrishna's two degrees 'Purv Madhyma', a high school degree issued in 1991 and 'Shastri', a Sanskrit degree in 1996 don't figure in the university's records, he said.

Baba Ramdev`s aide Balkrishna had `fake` degree
The documents show Krishna Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, an affiliate of the university, as the issuing authority, Shukla said adding the Vice-Chancellor has declared the documents as fake.

The CBI had taken all the documents from the Ballery Passport office after the agency registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) to probe whether Balkrishna had acquired the travel documents using forged documents.

CBI officials said there were allegations that Balkrishna had fudged certain documents and had acquired passports using forged documents which is a punishable offence under the Indian Passport Act.

The charges have been denied by Ramdev-controlled Patanjali Yogapeeth Trust. "Balkrishna's passport is valid. He got his passport about 12-13 years back. Why is the government now raising questions about it," Trust spokesperson SK Tijarawala had said earlier.

Baba Ramdev`s aide Balkrishna had `fake` degree
Besides questions being raised about his nationality, Balkrishna is under the scanner of the central investigating and law enforcement agencies for allegedly acquiring wealth worth several crores of rupees.

Both Ramdev and Balakrishna were forcibly removed by Delhi Police on June four from Ramlila grounds in Delhi where the two were leading a gathering demanding tougher anti- corruption laws.

While Ramdev was moved to Patanjali Yogapeeth, Balakrishna went missing and surfaced on June seven.

"I was born in Haridwar and I am an Indian. I have completed my education here. My parents are from Nepal," Balakrishna had said on questions about his nationality on June 7.

Baba Ramdev`s aide Balkrishna had `fake` degree However, the investigating agency claimed that while applying for his passport for the first time, he had stated that his father was a resident of Uttar Pradesh.

The Enforcement Directorate is also conducting a discreet probe into the offshore assets and investments made by Ramdev and institutions affiliated to his Trust.

The ED is probing whether Ramdev’s investments and transactions were carried out flouting foreign exchange laws, sources in the Directorate said.

On the scanner of the agency is an island in Scotland which was gifted to Ramdev by a couple who is among his ardent followers. The Little Cumbrae Island, off the fishing town of Largs in Scotland, serves as Ramdev’s base overseas and also as a wellness centre.

The probe, according to the sources, is aimed at checking the flow of money and transactions through various trusts floated by Ramdev including the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, Divya Yoga Mandir Trust and Bharat Swabhiman Trust.

The ED, after completing the probe, may decide to formally register a case under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) or the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), if findings show anything unlawful, they said.

PTI
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