29 November,2020 11:12 AM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
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Officials of Gujarat's cybercrime cell arrested an Amreli-based doctor for allegedly sending multiple emails to higher officials with a forged letter of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The doctor used to send emails in the name of PMO and ask ministers and higher officials to expedite a process involving an office in the Doctor House near Parimal Garden.
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Recently Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja, Home secretary Sangeeta Singh, DGP Ashish Bhatia, and Ahmedabad city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava received mails from two Gmail accounts, reports Ahmedabad Mirror. According to police, the mail had a letter attached with the national emblem and bore the name of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The letter received in the mail stated that an applicant named Dr. Vijay Parikh from Amreli had purchased two offices in Doctor House near Parimal Garden from one Dr. Nishit Shah. However, despite selling them off, Dr. Shah continued to occupy the office.
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The letter further claimed that the PMO was monitoring the issue and reprimanded the officials for not taking action. Subsequently, the city's cybercrime cell began an investigation to know the source of the mail. A thorough investigation led the cyber cell team to Dr. Vijay Parikh, an MD doctor who runs a clinic in Amreli.
After he was arrested and questioned, Dr. Parikh is said to have confessed to the crime. He told the police that he wanted to get possession of the two offices in Doctor House and to get the other person punished. He has been arrested by the crime branch. Further investigation is on.
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