One arrested for database theft in Ahmedabad

ARREST : One arrested for database theft in Ahmedabad

30 May 2008

PTI

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Ahmedabad, PTI: A city-based IT firm owner Maulik Dave was arrested yesterday by the city crime branch based on a complaint filed by the representative of the US-based firm in India, police said.

Police have arrested an IT firm owner for allegedly stealing database from a US-based company and selling it to other company.

A city-based IT firm owner Maulik Dave was arrested yesterday by the city crime branch based on a complaint filed by the representative of the US-based firm in India, police said.

"We have been following Dave's activity after we received a complaint from a US-based firm which said important official data were stolen from their database," ACP, Crime Branch, Usha Rada said.

"Dave had worked with the US-based firm on some IT project and had access to their database. The company has alleged that Dave had stolen data from their server and sold it to some other US-based company," Rada said.

According to sources, the data, which contained personal details of clients of the US-based firm, could be worth lakhs of rupees.

Sources also said that Dave, who used to operate from his home in the Vejalpur area of the city, was not alone and had an accomplice who is yet to be traced.

Dave was produced before a city court today. The court has sent him to three days police custody.

Further action in the case will depend on outcome of the interrogation, police added.