Conman Kiran Patel, Who Posed As PMO Official, Sent To 15 Day Judicial Custody; Has 3 Cases Against Him In Gujarat

Srinagar: Kiran Bhai Patel, a conman who posed as a high official of the Prime Minister’s Office has been despatched to 15 days of judicial custody by the Srinagar metropolis district court docket on Friday. Citing safety considerations the police produced the accused in court docket by video conferencing. Patel, a Gujarat resident, was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 3 from a 5-star resort ‘The Lalit Grand Palace’ in Srinagar, the place he was staying as a high official. The conman obtained the requisite perks, together with a bulletproof automotive and scores of safety personnel, and had three instances registered in opposition to him in his residence state Gujarat, police mentioned on Friday. The J&Ok Police says it obtained suspicious about him, gathered details about the accused, and knowledgeable the Srinagar Police Chief.

If sources are to be believed, the particular person had solid paperwork to cheat individuals within the safety who had offered him with high-security cowl throughout his keep within the valley, they accompanied him to the well-known vacationer spots like Dudpahari, the place an SDM rank officer from the state acquired and accompanied him.

The fraudster reached the Kaman publish on the Line of Control apart from visiting a number of locations together with Dal Lake in Srinagar. He additionally held some conferences with the officers of the J&Ok administration and seemed that he has obtained a mandate from the Central (*15*) to establish funding alternatives in J&Ok.

Meanwhile, the police have registered an FIR in opposition to the accused and the investigation continues to be on.  Sources mentioned that preliminary investigation reveals that the accused have managed to dupe gullible individuals for switch and different advantages. Sources mentioned The police are additionally questioning two senior officers on this matter to determine how the person managed to get excessive safety and VVIP therapy in Kashmir.

The counsel of accused Kiran Bhai Patel, who appeared for him within the Srinagar court docket at the moment, mentioned that his shopper has denied all of the allegations and knowledgeable him that safety cowl was given to 2 different individuals who’re associated to politics in Gujarat. The counsel for the accused, Rehan Gauhar, additional mentioned that his shopper was with these two individuals within the Valley and the council additionally submitted that if he was offered safety with out figuring out his actuality, then it’s a failure of the administration. He mentioned he was not produced within the court docket in particular person resulting from safety causes and was produced by video convention.

Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who remained silent since yesterday, additionally issued an announcement which reads. “On March 2, 2023, the CID wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police knowledgeable the police about an individual in Kashmir. SSP Srinagar instantly despatched a staff to Lalit Hotel underneath the management of SP East, The particulars of this particular person had been discovered to be Kiran Bhai Patel, son of Judesh Bhai Patel, resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, who was posing as Additional Director (Strategy & Operations), PMO, New Delhi.  Finding his solutions suspicious, he was taken to the Nishat police station, the place he confessed to his crime. Ten faux visiting playing cards and two mobiles had been seized from him.

Accused Kiran Bhai Patel was arrested on 03-03-2023 and he’s on police remand until 17-03-2023. Many associated individuals have been questioned on this matter. The matter is within the preliminary stage of the investigation. Detailed data on this matter will likely be shared later.

They added, “It can be pertinent to say that three instances are registered in opposition to the accused forger in several Police Stations of Gujarat.

According to the knowledge, this was the second go to of the accused to Kashmir, he had come earlier in February, and now on his second go to in March, he’s arrested by police. The fraudster is arrested however many questions associated to the safety system are nonetheless unanswered.