SRINAGAR, Apr 17 (Agencies): Kiran Patel, a fraudster who was apprehended by the Jammu & Kashmir police in March of this year for purportedly presenting himself as an employee of the Prime Minister’s Office, has now been taken into custody by the Ahmedabad City Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) for an additional incident of impersonation, deception, and violation of trust. This marks Kiran’s fifth criminal case in Gujarat.
Following a complaint by Hardik Chandarana (37), the proprietor of RX Events, an event management company located in Ahmedabad’s Ambawadi area, DCB personnel apprehended Kiran after registering an FIR on Saturday, Reported The Indian Express.
The Indian Express reported that Kiran Patel is accused of deceiving Hardik Chandarana, the proprietor of RX Events, by requesting him to arrange a “G20 event” at a luxurious hotel in Ahmedabad city in January and making off with Rs 3.51 lakh. Chandarana claimed in the FIR that Patel contacted him in January 2023 and requested him to arrange an event. Patel then came to Chandarana’s office in Ambawadi on January 10, discussed the event, shared the guest list via WhatsApp while sitting there, and settled on the Hyatt Hotel on Ashram Road as the location.
Patel claimed to work at the Prime Minister’s Office and was assigned to the “Kashmir development project.” Chandarana claims that Patel also promised to provide him with work on a large medical conference in Kashmir.
“Patel sent me his visiting card to gain my confidence,” said Chandarana, who claimed that the card identified Patel as “additional director (strategy and campaigns)” in the PMO and listed his address as “34, Meena Baug Flats, opposite Vigyan Bhavan, off Janpath road, New Delhi, 110001.” Chandarana stated in the complaint that he made arrangements for the “G20 Summit – Scope and Priorities for Various Industries” event, and received event banners and a guest list with photographs from Patel. Patel also added Chandarana to a WhatsApp group called “29th Event @ Hyatt.”