OFFICIALS WHO HELPED CONMAN PATEL IN SRINAGAR YET TO FACE ACTION

No response was received from the LG's office until the time this report went to press.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

It has been more than three weeks that Kiran Bhai Patel, a Gujarat-based conman, was caught for visiting sensitive locations in Kashmir and attending meetings with officials there, under a Z+ plus security cover, which was provided to him on the direction of top Kashmir-based police officials. However, the administration of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is yet to identify these officials or take action against them.

Central intelligence agencies have termed the whole incident, which was spread over months, as one of the biggest security lapses that the sensitive zone has seen. Official sources told The Sunday Guardian that Patel travelled to Kashmir and roamed there under a protection entourage of the Central forces at least three times this year.