Mr. Patel, who managed to journey 4 instances to Kashmir previously 5 months, managed to get safety cowl and official protocol. Twitter/@bansijpatel
Senior Jammu and Kashmir officials, together with a Deputy Commissioner and a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)-level officer, have been questioned in Kashmir on Friday in a case the place an imposter claiming to be a senior official of the Prime Minister Office (PMO) was supplied safety cowl to the Line of Control (LoC), and was hosted by Deputy Commissioners in a number of vacationer locations with official protocol.
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Official sources mentioned Deputy Commissioner Baseer-Ul-Haq Choudhary and an SSP-rank officer of the J&Okay safety wing, have been questioned by the investigating officer on how Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad had managed to pose himself as the Additional Director, Strategy and Campaigns, PMO, within the official corridors in Kashmir.
“The accused was arrested on March 3, 2023 and is in police remand up to March 17, 2023. Many relevant persons have been examined in this case. The case is at the initial stage of investigation,” officials mentioned.
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Mr. Patel first arrived in Kashmir in October final yr and was put up on the Taj Vivanta resort, largely booked by officials and politicians from the surface. Mr. Patel, who managed to journey 4 instances to Kashmir previously 5 months, managed to get safety cowl and official protocol. He was even escorted as much as the Aman Setu bridge on the Line of Control, near Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), in Baramulla’s Uri space.
Mr. Patel was seen posing with the safety personnel at Lal Chowk’s Ghanta Ghar and visiting vacationer locations like Doodhpathri and Gulmarg. Sources mentioned many officials, even of the rank of IAS, cosy up to Mr. Patel “with the hope to manage plum postings in Kashmir”.
Mr. Patel, who has a blue tick on Twitter with simply 1,657 followers, claims to have a Ph.D from the Commonwealth University, Virginia; MBA from IIM Trichy; M. Tech, Computer Science, B. E. Computer, L. D. Engineering; Thinker Strategist, Analyst and Campaign Manager.
According to the police, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) wing of the J&Okay Police gave info to the police “about the arrival of an impersonator in Kashmir on March 2, 2023”.
“As his replies were found suspicious, he was taken to the Police Station Nishat wherein he admitted his crime. Ten fake visiting cards and two mobiles were seized from him,” officials mentioned.
First Information Report beneath Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the IPC was registered. “There are three cases registered against the fraudster in different police stations in Gujarat’s Raopura Police Station, Baroda City, Ahmedabad City and Bayad Police Station,” officials mentioned.
As the investigation progresses, sources mentioned Mr. Patel’s community had expanded in Kashmir and was beneath scanner now. Mr. Patel had posed with many native politicians and senior officers throughout his keep, for photos.
“Ten fake visiting cards and two mobiles were seized from him”OfficialJ&Okay Police
