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.
Court Acquits Co-Accused in Forgery Case
The Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) has acquitted Naresh Chandra Dwivedi, who was a co-accused in a case involving the provision of forged documents to Balkrishna. This ruling comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the case and its implications for those involved.
However, after a prolonged trial, the court acquitted the accused. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case and initiated an investigation in 2011 following a complaint alleging that Balkrishna was a Nepali national who had obtained an Indian passport using forged documents.
Following the court’s verdict, Balkrishna said that he has full faith in the judicial system. He, however, said that the long legal process was exhausting and he had to endure humiliation, disrepute, and the negative energy of others during the process.
