Timely thinking on the part of a mall manager helped crime branch sleuths nab a duo with fake international credit cards on Sunday.
Timely thinking on the part of a mall manager helped crime branch sleuths nab a duo with fake international credit cards on Sunday. Further, it saved at least nine NRIs from being duped by a gang reportedly operating a fake international credit card racket in London, and apparently in various other countries as well.
Crime branch officials caught 28-year old Kinjal Joshi, a resident of Prerna Viraj Tower-II in Satellite, and his friend Jay Joshi (29), a resident of Shastrinagar in Naranpura. The two had been shopping at the city's Central Mall with a forged credit card. Later, the police allegedly discovered eight more fake credit cards from the two.
As per the chronology of the incident, the two accused made some purchases from the mall on Saturday afternoon. They produced a credit card for the payment. However, while one of them signed on the printout of the bill, the accountant noticed that the signature was not tallying.
"Staff members at the counter sensed that something was wrong with the card. They immediately informed their manager. They then informed an Axis Bank official, as it is an Axis Bank
swapping machine that is being used in the mall," said a crime branch official.
The mall's manager Ashish Gargi reportedly informed the police after verifying that the card was forged. When the police arrived, they are said to have discovered eight other such cards from the two.
According to the police, Kinjal and Jay used to live in London in a rented apartment, four years back. They were students, pursuing an MBA programme. Later, Jay returned to Ahmedabad, and is said to be presently unemployed. Kinjal, on his part, works as a deputy manager in a casino in London. He is reported to have arrived in the city a couple of days back, to meet his family.
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