Balkrishna's arrest an attempt to scare me: Ramdev

Hours after the arrest of his close aide Balkrishna, Yoga guru Ramdev today alleged that the government was taking such steps to scare him and break his resolve in the fight for bringing back black money stashed abroad.

"The government is scared of the August nine agitation. That is why there was a murderous attempt on me (in Bhopal) and character assassination of Balkrishna.

"By doing so, the government thinks that it can break my resolve and scare people who are protesting. Let the government do whatever they want, I will not leave the path of truth," Ramdev said in a statement.

Balkrishna was today arrested by the CBI after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him by a special court here in an alleged fake documents case.

Ramdev also alleged that Balkrishna was being targeted because he was his close aide.