Yoga guru Ramdev’s aide Balkrishna has once again sought to delay his questioning by the CBI by seeking 10 days time to appear before it in a false certificate case, a plea rejected by the agency.
The CBI also asked Balkrishna to appear before it by August 4.
Attempting to delay his questioning for the second time, Balkrishna, who is also facing a probe on the issue of his citizenship, had on Thursday sent a fax to the CBI asking them for 20 days time to appear before it contending that his travel documents were with the UK mission in Delhi.
The agency had, however, rejected his plea and asked him to appear without the passport today for questioning. However, Balkrishna sought more time from the agency on Thursday.
In his fax sent on Thursday, 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.
The CBI has earlier issued a look-out notice against 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 (knowingly furnishing false documents for getting passport).
Balkrishna’s two degrees “Purv Madhyma”, a high school degree issued in 1991, and “Shastri”, a Sanskrit degree in 1996, don't figure in the University’s records, registrar of Sampurna Nand Sanskrit University, which issued the degrees, Rajnish Shukla had said.
The agency had also written to the ministry of external affairs for revoking his passport.