Hyderabad fake plate case hits wrong vehicle owner

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Traffic Police, during routine checks and surveillance, identified a man using a fake vehicle number plate. Acting on the input, Saifabad police registered a case and arrested the accused.

The accused, Syed Hussain Mehdi alias Izaan, 22, a driver from Khan Bagh, Chanchalguda, was found using another vehicle’s registration number without registering his own vehicle with the Regional Transport Office (RTO).

Fake registration to avoid penalties

Police said the accused had purchased a Hero Dio two-wheeler in 2019 but did not register it with the RTO. To evade traffic challans and mislead finance agencies, he fixed a fake number plate TS11EK0593 on his vehicle.

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Using this number, he violated multiple traffic rules. As a result, challans were wrongly issued against the original vehicle owner, Mohammed Ibrahim, a resident of Aman Nagar, Talab Katta.

Case registered under BNS and Motor Vehicles Act

A criminal case has been registered at Saifabad police station under FIR No. 145/2026, invoking Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 158/177 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Police issued a notice to the accused under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), formerly Section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Further investigation is under way.

Hyderabad Traffic Police and Saifabad police jointly detected the offence.

Public advisory on number plate misuse

Police warned that using fake, tampered or duplicate number plates is a serious offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act. Strict legal action will be taken against offenders.

Officials said advanced CCTV systems and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras in the city can easily detect such violations.