Daijiworld Media Network
New Delhi, Sep 1: Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev who led a protest against the government to bring back black money from foreign banks is in trouble now as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a foriegn exchange violation case against him on the basis that his trust had received unauthorised money from the USA, the UK and New Zealand.
According to the ED officials, the case has been registered under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
Sources said that the ED has found evidence of Ramdev and his trusts receiving unauthorised financial assistance from the US, New Zealand and Britain.
V P Vaidiki, a close aide of Baba Ramdev has criticised the government for playing 'politics'. "Why is the case being filed now? Why not earlier? This is just to take revenge on Baba for protesting against the government. It is purely a vendetta," he said.
The Enforcement Directorate reportedly has evidence of a remittance of Rs 7.5 crore from the UK recently.
It is said that even his much-talked about Little Cumbrae island in Scotland is also being investigated.
According to sources, the ED has evidence of foreign remittances to Ramdev and his trusts, including the Patanjali Yogpeeth and Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.