Hero of 26/7 arrested for air ticket fraud

Mumbai: August 2005:Assistant Police Inspector Tushar Kadam was felicitated by the Police Commissioner AN Roy for putting his life at stake to rescue people stranded by the 26/7 deluge. He rescued around 40 people - seven of them schoolchildren. He retrieved 12 bodies from the Indian Airlines Colony in Kalina.
April 8, 2007: The Economic Offence Wing of the Crime Branch arrested Kadam for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore Kingfisher Airlines E-ticketing fraud case.
It had been a journey from glory to disgrace for the 43-year-old API from Kherwadi police station. Prior to his arrest, he was suspended on February 15.
Kadam was the 17th person to be arrested in the case. His arrest brought to light that apart from the purchase of airline tickets, the credit card data was also used for some real-estate dealings.
Two of the 17 arrested were BPO employees. The charges against them include leaking crucial customer credit card data and harbouring other accused involved in the case. The two BPO have been identified as Ishan Nazir Shaikh and Aziz Iqbal Qazi.
10/04/07 Somendra Sharma/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: General Aviation Apr 2007, Kingfisher Apr 2007