New Delhi, July 24 (PTI): The CBI today registered a case against yoga televangelist Ramdev’s aide Balkrishna for allegedly submitting a fake degree to get a passport.
A lookout notice has been issued against Balkrishna, a CBI officer said.
The decision to register the case was taken after the Sampurna Nand Sanskrit University denied ever having him on its rolls. Registrar Rajnish Shukla told the CBI that the enrolment number mentioned by Balkrishna in his degree did not match with the university records and indicated fudging of documents.
Balkrishna’s two degrees — Purv Madhyama, a high school degree issued in 1991, and Shastri, a Sanskrit degree in 1996 — don’t figure in the university’s records either, he said. The vice-chancellor has described the documents as fake, Shukla said.
Balkrishna denied the accusation today. “There is no reason why I should have to acquire a fake degree. I neither sought any government job nor did I need this for popularity,” he said in Haridwar.
Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth stood by Balkrishna. “His passport is valid. He got his passport 12-13 years back. Why is the government now raising questions about it?” spokesperson S.K. Tijarawala asked.
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