Baba Ramdev's Aide Balkrishna Acquitted In 15-Year Old Forged Documents Case
A CBI court in Dehradun has acquitted Acharya Balkrishna, a close aide to Yoga Guru Ramdev, in a 15-year-old case involving allegations of using forged documents to obtain an Indian passport. The court also acquitted his co-accused, Naresh Chandra Dwivedi.
Why it matters
The case involved a high-profile figure associated with a major Indian business conglomerate, and the acquittal concludes a long-standing legal controversy.
A CBI court in Dehradun on Monday acquitted Acharya Balkrishna - a close associate of Yoga Guru Ramdev and general secretary of Patanjali Yogpeeth - in a 15-year-old case involving the procurement of a passport based on forged educational and other documents.The court of the Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) also acquitted Naresh Chandra Dwivedi, a co-accused charged with providing forged documents to Balkrishna.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case and initiated an investigation in 2011 following a complaint alleging that…
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