A self-styled godman was arrested on 20 November from Hastinapur area, near Meerut, by Mumbai Police for allegedly duping actress Shilpa Shetty's father of Rs 2 crore on the promise of opening a Yoga ashram and herbal products company.
Ashutosh Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Meerut range, confirmed the arrest and said that the self-styled godman Baba Devendra was arrested by Mumbai Police.
Surendra Shetty, father of Shilpa Shetty, had filed a complaint at the Andheri Police station in Mumbai. He had alleged that Devendra had duped him of Rs 2 crore after he promised him that he would open a yogpeeth, on the lines of Ramdev's Patanjali yogpeeth, and herbal products company, police said.
'Baba Devendra' won Surendra's confidence and asked for him for Rs 2 crore.
On receiving the amount, he escaped from Mumbai after which on Surendra's complaint, Andheri police lodged an FIR on 16 September this year and started a lookout for him.
Devendra, who hails from Rani Nangla village in Hastinapur area, had worked in Ramdev's Yogpeeth in Haridwar, according to reports.
(with inputs from PTI)