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Hyderabad Driver Arrested for Using Fake Plate on Unregistered Bike

Police say camera networks now catch such fraud, deterring plate tampering.

Overview

  • Hyderabad traffic police identified a motorcycle using a duplicate registration number to dodge traffic challans.
  • Saidabad police apprehended Syed Hussain Mehdi, 22, after verifying the plate.
  • Investigators say he bought the bike in 2019 and never registered it with the Regional Transport Office.
  • The fake plate caused multiple violations to be logged against Md. Ibrahim’s legally registered vehicle.
  • Police registered a case under BNS Section 318(4) and Motor Vehicles Act Sections 158 and 177, and they warned that using fake or tampered plates is a punishable offence.