May 2, 2007

NEWS: Fake Cards in India

Three are being held in the Indian city of Kochi for attempting to make a purchase using fake credit cards, say local police. Khushi Sarangani, an eighteen year old model from Bangalore, was arrested with a former sub-junior football player (also from Bangalore), whose name was only given as Nataraj, and a local named Mohammed Abubacker. Store officials say that two other accomplices, one of whom appeared to be a Malaysian female, escaped.

Police say that the trio admired and attempted to buy gold jewelry worth Rs five lakh from a local store on M.G. Road named ‘Alappat Heritage.’ According to the shopkeeper, Sarangani and her friends tried to use three different cards: one issued by Citibank, one by Standard Chartered Bank, and one by OCBC bank. The shopkeeper became suspicious when he noticed that one of the cards bore a Chinese name on it. Sarangani quickly replaced this card with one from UTI Bank, but it was too late. The shopkeeper got the attention of the manager, who confiscated the cards and called police. All four cards were investigated, and found to be fakes.

The trio were taken into custody, and later remanded to the custody of the court by a magistrate.


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