The Mumbai traffic police seized 24 vehicles with suspicious number plates in the month of February.
It was confirmed that three of these vehicles were stolen, and the number plates of five vehicles were fake. The remaining vehicles are being verified.
The e-challan system makes it possible for the police to fine traffic offenders as well as uncover vehicle theft offenses.
Due to the recent technical changes in the system, the traffic police were able to seize the 24 vehicles, all of which are suspected to be stolen.
After a vehicle is stolen, the person driving it often uses a fake number plate to avoid the police. If such a vehicle’s driver breaks traffic rules, an e-challan is issued by the traffic police on the basis of this fake registration number.
But if the stolen vehicle’s registration number is not changed, the original owner receives the challan. In the case of three of the 24 vehicles, the original owners had informed the traffic police that they were stolen.
Traffic Police DCP Nandkumar Thakur said the e-challan system has been updated this year and suspicious registration numbers in the state have been added to it.
Numerous vehicles were inspected and, on that basis, 24 vehicles were seized. DCP Nandkumar Thakur told a publication, “The updated system will now tighten the screws on the theft of vehicles, vehicles used in crime and their use with fake number plates.”
Surjitt Sahani
