150 TN cops raid Isha Foundation complex

A strong contingent of 150 police personnel descended upon the Isha foundation here as part of an inquiry by the Coimbatore police after the Madras High Court sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government on all criminal cases registered against spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev’s institution.

The HC Bench while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by S Kamaraj, a retired professor from Coimbatore, had directed the Tamil Nadu Government to submit particulars on all criminal cases registered against the Isha Foundation. In his petition, Kamaraj alleged his two daughters were “brainwashed to reside at the Isha Yoga Centre” in Coimbatore and that the foundation did not allow them to maintain any contact with their families. The officials held an enquiry at the foundation, a senior police official said. In response, Isha Foundation denied the allegations.