Indian state says yoga guru misled public with Covid-19, other cures

Ramdev violated Indian drug law “by misleading the general public”, according to an April 16 filing. - PHOTO: REUTERS

NEW DELHI (Reuters): An Indian state has accused yoga guru Baba Ramdev of criminal misconduct for promoting his traditional ayurvedic medicine as a cure for Covid-19 because it was only approved as an "immunity booster", a case filing reviewed by Reuters showed.

Ramdev, whose yoga cures and ayurvedic products have made him popular in India, the United States and other countries, misled the public with claims his medicines could cure other diseases such as cardiac disorder and cancer, the filing showed.