Srinagar, March 17: The imposter arrested on Thursday for posing as a top official of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was on his third ‘VVIP’ visit to Jammu and Kashmir when his luck failed him, an official said on Friday.
Kiran Patel of Gujarat was picked up from the Lalit Grand Palace Hotel in Srinagar after the police got suspicious about his credentials.
Police said he was taken to Nishat police station where he confessed his crime. Ten visiting cards of different identities and two mobile phones were found in his possession.
“He was presented before a magistrate who remanded him to the police custody till Friday. A deputy commissioner posted in one of the districts in the Valley had recommended him for security cover,” a police source said. (IANS)
