Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint (PC) against the Gujarat conman Kiran Patel, who was arrested for posing as a senior official in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) earlier this year.
Patel was arrested on March 3 from a Srinagar’s luxurious hotel for allegedly impersonating an Additional Director for strategy and campaigns in the PMO.
In a post on X, the ED said that PC was filed against Kiran Patel a resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat before the Special Court (PMLA), Srinagar on October 28, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The court took cognisance of the prosecution complaint.
“ED, Srinagar has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) against Kiran Patel S/o Jagdish Bhai Patel R/o Ahmadabad, Gujarat before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), Srinagar on 28-10-2024, under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002. The Hon’ble Court has taken cognizance of the PC,” ED said.
The ED initiated an investigation based on an FIR filed in a police station in Srinagar against Patel and others under various sections.