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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicKiran Patel

Topic: Kiran Patel

Aliases & bag of tricks to dupe gullible ‘Charlies’ — how ‘conmen’ like Sherpuria, Kiran Patel thrive

ThePrint spoke to police officers to understand what makes a conman. Honey trap-like tactics, use of media & social media, posing as string-pullers with ruling party all part of tactics.

How Kiran Patel used ‘RSS link’ to start J&K con game. ‘Overacting’ & IAS-IPS confusion blew cover

Gujarat ‘conman’ Kiran Patel allegedly posed as a PMO official and duped J&K administration. How did he do it? What were his connections, and what exactly was his motive?

Senior Gujarat CMO official Hitesh Pandya quits over son’s ‘links’ with ‘conman’ Kiran Patel

Hitesh Pandya, 73, who was additional Public Relations Officer (PRO) in Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's office, resigned late Friday evening.

Tricolour at Lal Chowk, Khelo India: How ‘conman’ Kiran Patel used social media to project ‘official image’

Central to Patel's mimicry of being a high-powered government official is sharing development projects in Kashmir, while also co-opting signs of nationalism like Indian flag.

On Camera

We failed the UP board topper. She should be celebrated, not bullied for her facial hair

The pervasive culture of body shaming, of judging others based on their appearance rather than their character or abilities, is a reflection of the deeper societal fault lines.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.