The Enforcement Directorate today informed the Bombay High Court that it has started investigation into complaints of alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds of Osho Rajneesh trust even as Pune police faced the court's ire for its "casual" approach in its probe. <br/><br/>A division bench of justices N H Patil and P D Naik was hearing a petition filed by Yogesh Thakker alleging that Osho's signature was forged in his will by the trustees of the Osho International Foundation.<br/><br/>According to Thakker, the trustees allegedly transferred money from the trust to private companies owned by them. In 2012, Thakker wrote a letter to Pune Police Commissioner following which an FIR was lodged against the trustees in 2013, but so far there has been no progress.<br/><br/>Following this, Thakker approached the high court seeking transfer of the case to CBI. Osho Rajneesh passed away in 1990 and his will was prepared in 1989.<br/>Meanwhile, Pune police today informed the court that it had written to the central government seeking permission to issue Letters Rogatory to foreign countries seeking certain documents pertaining to the case.<br/><br/>The court posted the petition for further hearing on October 25 and directed for a senior police officer to remain present in court.
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We are probing fund misappropriation of Osho Trust: ED to HC