The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against yoga guru Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna. The agency registered the case acting on the CBI FIR which had charged Balkrishna with violations of the Passport Act.

The ED suspects that Balkrishna, who has been looking after various trusts run by Ramdev, could have parked the alleged laundered money abroad using the forged Passport as claimed by CBI.

The CBI had registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy against Balkrishna on 23rd July last year for allegedly procuring fake degree and violating Section 12 of Indian Passport Act.

He furnished fake and forged High School and graduation certificates to the passport authorities for obtaining the document.

The CBI had filed a charge-sheet in a special court in New Delhi against Balkrishna in the case.