57-Year-Old Mumbai Man Cheats Over 40 Motorists With Fake HSRP Site, Arrested

The South Cyber police have arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly creating a fake website and cheating vehicle owners who applied for high-security registration plates (HSRPs), which have been made mandatory for all vehicles in the country.

- Vinay Dalvi

MUMBAI: An HSRP is a tamper-proof number plate with advanced security features such as a hologram and a laser-engraved code which helps reduce vehicle-related crimes such as theft and fraud.

Questions have recently been raised by several MLAs in the state assembly about people being overcharged for HSRPs. The police said that they had traced one such accused who was not just overcharging but sometimes not even providing applicants with the number plates after collecting the money. "We registered the case on March 7, based on a complaint filed by Gajanan Thombre, assistant transport commissioner," said an officer.