India, Oct. 28 -- The CBI has booked an Aligarh-based man for setting up a 'Centre for Narendra Modi Studies' without obtaining permission from the Central Government or the Prime Minister's Office, officials said Monday.

The CBI acted on a complaint lodged by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), which tagged a complaint by an Aligarh-based advocate alleging that Jasim Mohammad was running the Centre without taking prior permission, in violation of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, they said.

The agency launched a preliminary inquiry in April this year after receiving the complaint from the assistant director, PMO. "The preliminary inquiry revealed that the Centre for Narendra Modi Studies was registered on Jan...