He has been booked for offences under Sections 419 (Punishment for cheating), 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (Forgery of valuable security, will etc), 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating), and 471 (Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
As Reported Fake visiting cards and two mobiles were seized from the accused, a senior police official stated.
Sources further said that Patel travelled to many tourist places on ‘Z plus’ security during his visit and stay in Kashmir. He even visited a place close to the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir’s Uri in Baramullah district.
He was travelling tourist places across the city with his family. Patel has also filed an application for seeking bail which is pending before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar.