Ramdev Baba's Case for claiming Coronil to find cure for covid-19 Dismissed

Court dismisses plea seeking FIR against Ramdev for claiming to have found 'cure' for COVID-19

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking lodging of an FIR against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and others for allegedly cheating people by falsely claiming that his firm Patanjali has found a cure for COVID-19, noting one case has already been registered.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Anand observed that the content of the application were similar to one based on which an FIR has already lodged in Jaipur.

The order was passed after the Delhi police filed a status report stating that an FIR has already been lodged under Section 420 (cheating) of IPC at Police Station Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan on a similar plea.

It further said that "AYUSH Ministry had allowed the sale of 'Coronil' as an immunity booster and in case of any grievance, the Complainant should approach the Ministry."

"The press conference during which 'Coronil' was launched was held at Haridwar, Uttrakhand which was beyond the jurisdiction was Delhi Police," the police told the court.