Yoga guru Ramdev, facing charges of violating foreign exchange regulations, today said he hasn't done anything wrong or illegal.
"I have not done anything wrong or illegal. During my two-decade-long public life, I have replied to all questions raised about me with ample proof," Ramdev told reporters here.
The Enforcement Directorate has booked the yoga guru in a case of alleged foreign exchange violation.
The Directorate registered the case on the basis of a report from the RBI and inputs from abroad on ‘suspicious’ financial transactions done by Ramdev's trusts, they said.
The ED had earlier allegedly found foreign remittances and inflow of certain funds during its discreet probe in the case and the action has now been taken under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the sources said.
In connection with the probe, the ED had also approached authorities in the UK seeking financial details about an island in Scotland that was 'gifted' to the Yoga guru by a couple who are among his followers.
The Little Cumbrae Island, off the fishing town of Largs in Scotland, serves as Ramdev's base overseas and also as a wellness centre. Sources said the ED has evidence of a Rs.7 crore remittance from Britain recently.
The ED's probe is aimed at checking the flow of money and transactions through various trusts floated by Ramdev including the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, Divya Yoga Mandir Trust and Bharat Swabhiman Trust, they said.
The agency had also approached officials in the island nation of Madagascar.