Kiran J Patel has a verified Twitter deal with and has over a thousand followers. Impersonated as an extra director for technique and campaigns within the Prime Minister’s Office, Patel had travelled to a number of vacationer locations in Kashmir, together with Gulmarg, claiming that the federal government had tasked him to search for enchancment in resort services within the space. What’s extra: The man from Gujarat had even acquired Z-plus safety cowl, a bulletproof SUV and official lodging at a five-star resort in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the administration for a experience.

However, Patel was subsequently arrested by alert safety officers on March 3 on his third go to to the Kashmir Valley, information company PTI reported. He was arrested by police from a five-star resort in Srinagar for posing as an ‘additional secretary’ within the Centre and having fun with safety cowl moreover different hospitality.

Patel had reportedly claimed that he had been given the mandate by the federal government to establish consumers for apple orchards in south Kashmir and a few IAS officers have been in awe of him as he had been dropping names of high-ranking bureaucrats and politicians within the nationwide capital.

He was produced earlier than a court docket in Srinagar final night for the extension of his police remand. A case beneath related sections of dishonest and forgery was registered in opposition to him on March 2 and he was arrested the subsequent day.

Videos of him travelling to varied locations escorted by paramilitary personnel

On Twitter, Patel is adopted by BJP Gujarat common secretary Pradipsinh Vaghela. He even posted a number of movies and photos of his visits in Kashmir surrounded by paramilitary personnel.

Patel claims to have a PhD from Commonwealth University, Virginia, an MBA from IIM Trichy, in addition to an M Tech in Computer Science and BE in laptop engineering.

In one of many movies, he’s seen strolling by way of snow at Doodhpathri in Budgam with paramilitary guards. He additionally posed for a photograph in entrance of the clock tower Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Security businesses acquired suspicious after he landed on the airport on March 2 as there was no data of any VIP motion. An try was made to cease him on the airport however this might not fructify as he had already stepped right into a bullet-proof automobile on the best way to the resort.

After his questioning and subsequent arrest, safety officers recovered cast id playing cards from his possession, the court docket paperwork mentioned.