‘Kept changing locations, mobile phones’: Kirti Patel, influencer with 1 million followers, arrested in Ahmedabad; honey-trapped builder | Surat News
SURAT: The Kapodra police arrested history-sheeter Kirti Patel (Kirti Adalja) who was absconding in Rs 2 crore extortion case for a year.Even as she was elusive for police, Patel was giving public appearances and uploading several videos on her Instagram account. DCP (zone-1) Alok Kumar said: “Kirti and six others had honey-trapped a Surat-based builder on June 2, 2024. She kept changing locations, mobile phones, and sim cards. We we traced her to the Sarkhej police station area in Ahmedabad and caught her from a house. The offence was was registered against Kirti, Vijay Savani, Zakir, Janvi alias Manisha Goswami, and three unnamed people on June 2 last year based on victim Vaju Katrodiya’s complaint.Katrodiya had filed complaints against Savani in the past over property disputes. When their case was about to come on board, Savani allegedly started defaming Katrodiya with Kirti’s help over social media.According to the FIR, Zakir Pathan called Katrodiya and offered to mediate in the issue. He called Katrodiya to a farmhouse where Janvi was present. They made Katrodiya drink liquor and took objectionable pictures with Janvi. These pictures were later used by Kirti to defame Katrodiya.Kirti has gained notoreity for abusive posts on social media and threatening people. At least 10 FIRs have been filed against her in various police stations across Gujarat. She was booked by Puna police for attempted murder in 2020. She is accused of extortion in Ahmedabad’s Vastrapur police station. Gandhinagar, Patan, Junagadh, and Surat rural police have booked her in the past for prohibition, criminal intimidation, assault and others.
