Two Co, May 17 -- Associates Of Patel Arrested In Case Named Prosecution Witnesses

By M Ahmad

Srinagar- A court here has rejected 2nd bail plea of Kiran Bhai Patel, the man from Gujarat who allegedly conned the security establishment in Jammu and Kashmir into believing him to be a PMO official and enjoyed five star protocol "brazenly" for a considerable period of time prior to his arrest in March.

The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar Raja Mohammad Tasleem observed that Patel failed in establishing a case of "any change in circumstances" from the filing of first bail application which was rejected by the court on March 23 this year.

The court observed that the accused seems to be a habitual offender given the fact that...