J&K Police files chargesheet against Gujarat conman

The J&K Police on Tuesday filed chargesheet against Kiran Bhai Patel, a Gujarati conman, who was arrested as he enjoyed VVIP treatment after posing as a senior officer in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Srinagar Police said that the chargesheet has been filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar.

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The challan for cheating against Patel has been filed under the Sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 170, 120B of IPC and Sections 3, 5 of Emblem & Names (Prev of improper use) Act 1950. He is lodged in the Central Jail, Srinagar.

Patel had made a couple of trips to Srinagar during the past few months and enjoyed the 5-star hotel facility at the J&K UT government’s expenses, bulletproof car and Z+ security cover of paramilitary forces.

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