The police have arrested Vikram Dharamadhikari, a 27 year old graphic designer in Mumbai for stealing his colleague's credit card in order to meet his girlfriend's demands. The victim was Rajshri Khatau who worked in the same company as the accused.

The police alleged that the accused stole the credit card from Khatau and subsequently made purchases from an electronic store at Indraprastha Mall in Borivli West. The police said that he made purchases worth Rs. 11,500 that included a second hand mobile phone and cosmetics for his girlfriend Riya Shelar.

Khatau realised that her credit card had been stolen when she started receiving updates from the credit card company each time a purchase was made. She immediately blocked the card and filed a complaint with the police.

The credit card statements disclosed that it was also used at the petrol pump. The police traced the registration number of the motorbike with the help of these statements. When the police visited Khatau's office, they discovered the same bike in the compound.

The police said, "During interrogation, Dharamadhikari confessed to his crime. He said that in spite of earning around Rs 25,000 a month, he could not meet his girlfriend's demands and had therefore stolen the credit card." Both Dharmadhikari and his girlfriend have been arrested for theft and are remanded in police custody till October 30.

Fake credit card frauds are on rise (oct 19). A special police team checking vehicles in Pulianthope in Chennai caught two men, alleged to be part of a major fake credit card gang. Eleven fake credit cards and two LCD TVs were recovered from them. They said that they were planning to make more purchases with the help of these fake cards that they bought from Malaysia, indicating involvement of an international gang.