Srinagar- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against an Aligarh-based man for allegedly setting up a “Centre for Narendra Modi Studies” without obtaining approval from the Central government or the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), officials said on Monday.

The agency initiated action following a complaint from the PMO, which had forwarded a petition filed by an Aligarh-based advocate. The complainant alleged that Jasim Mohammad was running the centre without mandatory permission, thereby violating the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 .

According to officials, the CBI launched a preliminary inquiry in April this year after receiving a communication from an assistant director in the PMO. The inquiry found that the “Centre for Narendra

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