Conman Posing As PMO Official Received Z-Plus Safety, 5-Star Keep In Srinagar

The conman’s first go to to the valley was in February when he visited well being resorts.

Kashmir:

Z-plus safety cowl, a bulletproof Mahindra Scorpio SUV, official lodging at a five-star lodge and a complete lot extra – a conman from Gujarat managed to take the Jammu and Kashmir administration and its safety construction for a trip, posing as a senior official from the Prime Minister’s Workplace.

The imposter, Kiran Bhai Patel, additionally held a collection of conferences with officers throughout his two visits to Srinagar earlier this yr.

Patel, who was impersonating an Extra Director for technique and campaigns within the Prime Minister’s Workplace, was arrested at the least 10 days in the past, however his arrest was saved a secret by the police. On Thursday, particulars of his arrest emerged after a Justice of the Peace despatched him to judicial custody. It is unclear if a First Info Report or FIR was registered on the identical day of his arrest or there was some delay in submitting it.

He’s additionally seen posing for a photograph in entrance of the clock tower Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

The conman’s first go to to the valley was in February when he visited well being resorts.

There are numerous movies of him travelling to varied locations escorted by the paramilitary and the police. He’s seen strolling by way of snow at Doodhpathri in Budgam with paramilitary guards. He’s additionally seen posing for a photograph in entrance of the clock tower Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Sources say Patel additionally held conferences with officers to debate methods to carry extra vacationers from Gujarat and about making Doodhpathri a significant vacationer vacation spot.

Patel got here below suspicion after he arrived in Srinagar on his second go to inside two weeks. Sources stated an IAS officer who was posted as a district Justice of the Peace knowledgeable the police concerning the go to of a “senior PMO officer” final month.

The intelligence companies alerted the police a couple of conman impersonating a PMO official. After verifying his background, the police had been requested to arrest the person from a lodge in Srinagar.

Sources say motion has been initiated towards two police officers for the goof up and the failure to detect the imposter in time.

A staff of Gujarat police can be becoming a member of the investigations, sources stated.