Kiran Patel’s sprawling network

Kiran Patel was arrested by the J&K Police for posing as an additional director of the PMO; probe finds he has duped many people in the name of getting government contracts or clearances

As the probe by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police progresses, more details have emerged about sprawling network the alleged conman Kiran Patel operated in Gujarat and other places. 

The Union Territory Police have now arrested two persons Amit Pandya and Jai Sitapara, who both had accompanied Mr. Patel during his J&K trip and subsequent arrest.

Both were let off by the Police while arresting Mr. Patel for posing as an additional director of the PMO in the first week of this month. 

However, the Police have now arrested both. As per the details, Mr. Pandya runs a company that supplies CCTV camera and IT related products and his father Hitesh Pandya is an old hand in the Gujarat CMO working in the public relation (PR) branch in the CMP since 2002. 

In fact; Mr Pandya is active in the State BJP’s social media wing. “He is very innocent but got trapped,” his colleague from the social media wing said, adding “he hardly uses his father’s name also”. 

So far, the State BJP has not made any statement, while Hitesh Pandya said he was not aware of his son’s friendship with Kiran Patel.