CBI rejects Balkrishna plea

The CBI has earlier issued a look-out notice against Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna after registering a case against him under section 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC for procuring fake degree and for violating section 12 of the Indian Passport Act.

Balkrishna today sought 20 days time to appear before the CBI. He has applied for a UK visa and his travel document is with that mission.

 CBI sources said, The agency rejected his plea and asked him to appear without the passport tomorrow for questioning.

The CBI had asked him to present himself for questioning today but sources in the agency said Balkrishna sent a fax in the morning, saying his passport is with the British High Commission for visa purposes and a reply from there was expected after about 20 days.

In his fax, Balkrishna said he was also consulting Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani and pleaded that any other date after 20 days may be given to him.

He said he came to know about the CBI notice, which was pasted on the ashram gate, yesterday.

 Sources said, Balkrishna is likely to move to Uttarakhand High Court to seek anticipatory bail.

Baba Ramdev’s aide Balakrishna has gone “missing''

Haridwar Police said on Tuesday, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s aide Balakrishna has gone “missing” two days after the CBI had registered a case against him for allegedly furnishing fake educational degree for procuring a passport.

Haridwar SSP Kewal Khurana said, The police have pasted the CBI notice outside Divya Yog mandir ashram residence of Mr. Balkrishna, in which he has been summoned to appear on July 28 for questioning in the investigating agency’s office here.
 Mr. Khurana said the search for him would be intensified once the ‘Kanwar’ mela is over in the next few days.

A missing person report was lodged in Kankhal Police Station of Haridwar on Monday night by Mr. Balkrishna’s gunner Jayendra singh Aswal after he failed to locate him.
In his report, Mr. Aswal said he reached Mr. Balkrishna’s residence to accompany him to his Patanjali yogpeeth office on Monday morning, but he asked him to go to the office alone saying that he would leave later.

However, Mr. Aswal said Mr. Balkrishna did not come. After returning to the ashram, Mr. Aswal inquired about him but his whereabouts could not be traced following which he filed the report with the police.

Ashram officials told police that Mr. Balkrishna had gone for some “urgent work” and he would soon return.

The CBI has registered a case against him on Sunday under section 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) for procuring the fake degree and violation of section 12 of Passport Act (knowingly furnishing false documents for getting passport).