Ahmedabad: The court in Srinagar has sent Ahmedabad-based conman Kiran Patel to judicial custody. He appeared through video conferencing before the court. Patel was arrested on 3rd March and his remands were over today, following which he was produced in court. A team of Jammu & Kashmir Police has been dispatched to Gujarat for further investigation into this case.

Meanwhile, the Police have issued a statement on conman Kiran Patel. Police in its statement has said that ten fake visiting cards and two mobile phones were seized from Patel and he has admitted his crime. Three cases are already registered against him in Gujarat including in Raopura in Vadodara and Naroda in Ahmedabad.

Advocate representing Kiran Patel in the court said it was a failure of the government and security was for other two people accompanying Patel who have been set free.

Srinagar Police has in a press release stated: On 2nd of March 2023, CID wing of J&K Police gave information to Police about the arrival of an impersonator in Kashmir. SSP Srinagar immediately sent a team led by SP East to Lalit hotel. The particulars of this person were found as Kiran Bhai Patel son of Juddesh Bhai Patel resident of Ahmadabad Gujarat who was impersonating himself as Additional Director (Strategy and campaigns) PMO New Delhi. As his replies were found suspicious, he was taken to Police Station Nishat wherein he admitted his crime. Ten fake visiting cards and two mobiles were seized from him.

Based upon this, a case vide FIR No. 19/2023 U/S 419,420,467,468, 471 of IPC was registered in Police Station Nishat on 02/03/2023 and an investigation was taken up. A team of SP East Srinagar, SDPO Nehru Park, SHO Nishat are leading the investigation. The accused Kiran Bhai Patel was arrested on 03-03-2023 and is in police remand up to 17-03-2023. Many relevant persons have been examined in this case. Case is at the initial stage of investigation. Further details of this case will be shared later on.

It is also pertinent to mention that there are three cases registered against above fraudster in different Police stations in Gujrat: Raopura Police Station, Baroda city Case No I/0064/2019, Case Date: 7/8/2019 IPC 114, 294(KH), 406, 420, 5072, Naroda Police Station Ahmedabad City case No I/0066/2017 Case Date: 24/02/2017 IPC 120B, 406, 420 and Bayad Police Station, Aravali Case No I/0047/2019, Case Date: 22/08/2019 IPC 120B, 406, 420. DeshGujarat