The son of a BJP leader, who was a senior official in the Gujarat Chief Minister’s office for decades was a part of the conmen team of “Prime Minister’s Office” which tricked the Jammu Kashmir administration and security apparatus to secure a Z-plus security cover, official accommodation at a five-star hotel, and a lot more, NDTV reported.
Amit Hitesh Pandya, son of Mr. Pandya, was part of a fake ‘official team’ led by conman Kiran Bhai Patel who made headlines after his arrest early this month.
The official has said his son is innocent, however, he has rendered his resignation stating that he doesn’t want the image of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office to be tarnished.
“My son is innocent. However, I don’t want the image of the CMO and the PMO tarnished, and hence I am resigning from the post,” Mr Pandya is reported to have said in the resignation letter.
Amit Pandya, who accompanied that conman Kiren Bhai Patel was a member of BJP Gujarat. As per the report, he was in charge of the party’s social media department for the north zone in Gujarat.
Jammu and Kashmir police, however, have not named Amit Pandya as accused in the fake PMO team case.
Amit and his fellow Gujarati accomplice, Jay Sitapara, have instead been made witnesses in the case.