Kiran Patel managed to infiltrate a sensitive area in J&K using his RSS connections.
Alleged Gujarat-based conman ‘Dr’ Kiran J. Patel’s “officer-like attitude”, sharp dressing style, and purported connections with the upper echelons of the BJP served him well while he posed as a top PMO official in J&K — until his limited knowledge of bureaucracy is believed to have betrayed him.
His failure to differentiate between an IAS and IPS officer cemented suspicions and helped blow his cover, intelligence sources told ThePrint.
Currently lodged in Srinagar’s Central jail, Patel has been accused of cheating, forgery, and impersonation, all charges that he has refuted as being “baseless”, according to reports. Meanwhile, at least three older cases of alleged cheating lodged against Patel in Gujarat have also surfaced, with a fresh FIR being filed in one last week.
Two Gujarat businessmen who allegedly travelled with Patel — Amit Hitesh Pandya and Jay Sitapara — have bee...
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