Kashmiri Youth Posing as PMO Official Arrested by Odisha Police

The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police arrested a Kashmiri fraudster having links with some suspicious anti-national elements from Jajpur district.

The accused has been identified as Sayed Ishaan Bukhari alias Ishaan Bukhari aka Dr Ishaan Bukhari (37).

“On getting reliable information, the STF and local police conducted a raid at a house in the Neulpur area (under the Dharmasala police limit). During the raid, many incriminating materials including more than 100 documents were seized, besides four cell phones, which will be sent for scientific examination,” said Crime Branch Inspector General J N Pankaj.

Over 100 documents have been seized during the raid. Surprisingly, the accused was found to be impersonating a Neuro Specialist Doctor, an Army Doctor, an officer in PMO, a close associate of some high-ranking NIA officials, said an official.

The accused is also wanted by Kashmir Police in relation to a case of cheating and forgery there and one non-bailable warrant is pending against him, sources said.

It was also found that the accused was in touch with suspicious persons in Kerala and some Pakistani nationals too, a release from the STF said on Saturday.

Bukhari had allegedly married at least 6-7 girls and later abandoned them after exhorting money from them. He was also in conversation with several other girls and had trapped them for marriage too.

(With Inputs From Agencies)