Jammu Kashmir Conman Arrested In Odisha; Duped People By Variously Posing As PMO Official, Doctor

A 37-year-old man hailing from Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara has been arrested in Odisha on charges of cheating people through impersonation.

The officials said the accused would  variously called himself a neurologist, an army doctor, an official in the Prime Minister’s office and a close associate of some high-ranking National Investigation Agency officials.

He was arrested by special task force officers from Jajpur district on Saturday, HT reported. 

Sayed Ishaan Bukhari, alias Ishaan Bukhari, aka Dr Ishaan Bukhari, from Kupwara in Kashmir, was arrested by state criminal investigation department officers from Neulpur area in Jajpur district.

“He was wanted by Kashmir police in relation to a case of cheating and forgery and one non-bailable warrant is pending against him,” the report quoted Jai Narayan Pankaj, inspector general of police.

“Police have seized several forged documents, and multiple ID, Aadhaar and debit cards from him. Four mobile phones seized from the accused will be sent for examination to collect information about chats and links,” the report mentioned.

The report said Bukhari also married 6-7 girls from various parts of India, including Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha.

He was also active on various websites and was in romantic relationships with many girls while impersonating a doctor with international degrees, it said.

The accused had some links with anti-national elements, but his exact role needs a detailed investigation, it added.

“We have ample evidence against the accused being a fraudster. It is too early to say anything regarding his involvement in terror plots, but he had some links with Pakistan and it will be verified. We cannot rule out that he was a Pakistani spy. But as of now, we do not have much evidence. However, we are in touch with the NIA,” the report quoted a police official as having said.