J&K Court grants Bail to Conman

The Court of Judicial Magistrate Srinagar Tuesday granted bail to conman Kiran Bhai Patel.

The Court directed the Counsel of Patel to furnish a bail bond to the tune of 1 lakh with 2 sureties. The accused is being represented by Mohammad Abdullah Pandit, Adil Pandit, Anil Raina and Abu Owais Pandit.

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Notably, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had arrested Patel on March 3 for allegedly impersonating an additional director for strategy and campaigns in the prime minister’s office.

The authorities said that Patel got facilities normally given to officials from the prime minister’s office, including a bulletproof car, security personnel and official accommodation at a five-star hotel on his visits’ to Jammu and Kashmir.