Three held in Hyderabad for using same registration number on multiple two-wheelers

The Hyderabad Task Force arrested three persons for allegedly using the same vehicle registration number on three different Honda Activa scooters. Police said the duplicate number plate was used to evade traffic enforcement, loan repayment, and financial recovery proceedings.

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (Charminar) team on Sunday caught three persons for the misuse of a single vehicle registration number on multiple two-wheelers to evade law enforcement agencies.

Acting on information, the Task Force team apprehended three persons — Nakoti Mallikarjun (28), a lighting business operator from Parsigutta; Bheem Ajay Reddy (29), a businessman from the same locality; and Koppula Dhanraj (30), a collection agent from Sanjeevapuram.

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According to police, the probe started when Bheem Ajay Reddy was intercepted riding a scooter bearing the registration number TS09 FE 4997. A detailed verification through official transport databases revealed that the engine and chassis numbers did not match the registered details of the vehicle.

“We found that the scooter detained was actually an unregistered financed vehicle originally owned by a person named Sai Ram. The vehicle had been handed over to Nakoti Mallikarjun as part of a pending debt arrangement. However, to avoid payment of an outstanding loan of Rs 36,000 to IndusInd Bank, Mallikarjun allegedly affixed a duplicate number plate belonging to his own registered Honda Activa and circulated the same registration number across multiple scooters,” said Ande Srinivasa Rao, Additional DCP, Task Force.

The probe further revealed that Mallikarjun had given the number plate to his associate Koppula Dhanraj, allowing him to operate another unregistered scooter using the same registration number. The arrangement was intended to evade traffic challans, enforcement checks, and financial recovery actions.

In total, three different Honda Activa scooters were found operating with the same registration number TS09 FE 4997, creating a deliberate attempt to mislead government authorities and financial institutions.