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- Gujarat's Anti-Terrorist Squad has arrested Harikesh Patel, the son of Gujarat Pradesh Mahila Congress president Gitaben Patel, in a fake passport case.
- Harikesh Patel allegedly obtained a second passport using forged documents after surrendering his original passport in court during an Enforcement Directorate probe into an online investment fraud case.
- After his bail was rejected, Harikesh Patel allegedly filed a false 'lost passport' complaint in Delhi and used fake rental papers and a false Agra address to get a new passport from Ghaziabad in July 2024.
- Officials said Harikesh Patel used the second passport to travel to Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai via Bhutan, returning to India through Nepal.
- The case matters because it involves a Congress leader's family member allegedly defeating a court's travel restriction during a financial fraud investigation.
What to watch next
- Findings of the ongoing ATS investigation, including whether others helped obtain the forged documents
- Action in the underlying ED online investment fraud case in which the first passport was deposited
- Any response from the court or the Enforcement Directorate regarding the bail rejection and passport violation
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Manish Doshi
Gujarat Congress spokesperson
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“The law must take its own course. If he has done something illegal, it will deal with him accordingly”
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…Section 12(1)(b) (furnishing false information to obtain a passport) of the Passports Act, 1967. Further investigation is underway. Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said the party had learnt of the arrest. “ The law must take its own course. If he has done something illegal, it will deal with him accordingly ,” he said.…
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Named India · Congress · Enforcement Directorate · Gitaben Patel · Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad · Harikesh Patel · Manish Doshi
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