Prime accused in online air ticket booking scam held

Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Thursday arrested Sameer Qasim Shaikh (22), the prime accused in an online ticket booking scam that caused Kingfisher Airlines a loss of Rs 13.47 crores.
A case had been lodged with the EOW by the airline on December 21 last year. And 16 persons have been arrested in the case so far.
"We have arrested Sameer Shaikh, a resident of Mira Road, who is a prime accused, and a leader of one of the three gangs involved in the online ticket booking scam case. He is accused of stealing credit card details of unsuspecting persons through people working in malls and hotels, and using the information to book 15,255 Kingfisher Airlines tickets online. He then sold the tickets at a lower rate in exchange for cash,” confirmed Additional Commissioner of Police, EOW, Sadanand Date.
According to the police, Sameer was arrested on Thursday afternoon, when he was attempting to meet his wife Firdaus and their two-year-old son — Firdaus was being produced at Esplanade Court for an extension of judicial custody.
07/04/07 Mumbai Newsline

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Categories: General Aviation Apr 2007, Kingfisher Apr 2007