Two men in Hyderabad were booked by Kachiguda police for tampering with vehicle registration numbers to evade traffic challans. The accused, Shaik Abbu Baba and Shaik Rehan, swapped the number plate of their Hero Glamour with that of a Honda Activa by altering one alphabet.
NHAI has directed FASTag issuer banks to verify vehicle registration numbers linked to FASTags following complaints of mismatches. The move aims to improve data accuracy, prevent revenue loss and support upcoming tolling systems like Multi-Lane Free Flow