Hyderabad traffic police warn against fake number plates after challans wrongly issued
Hyderabad (PTI): The Hyderabad city traffic police has cautioned the public after some vehicle riders were found using fake or tampered number plates and committing multiple traffic violations, resulting in challans being wrongly generated against legitimate registered vehicle owners.
The police booked separate cases against four persons and apprehended them over the past few days for allegedly affixing fake registration number plates on their two-wheelers using registration numbers belonging to other vehicles.
During inspection, police found that the accused had deliberately altered and affixed false registration numbers to their vehicles instead of their actual registration numbers, with the intention of misleading enforcement authorities and avoiding traffic violation fines, as well as evading finance recovery agents, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) D Joel Davis said in a release on Thursday.
It was revealed that by using fake or tampered registration number plates, the accused committed multiple traffic violations, resulting in challans being wrongly generated against legitimate vehicle owners, police said.
Accordingly, cases were registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act against the accused.
Authorities stated that the use of fake or tampered number plates is a serious punishable offence.
Police cautioned the public that the use of fake, duplicate, or tampered number plates is a serious offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act, and such violations will be dealt with strictly as per law.
Joel said Hyderabad traffic police are equipped with advanced technological systems, including CCTV surveillance and Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, to detect vehicles using fake or tampered number plates and to effectively monitor and track vehicle movements.
Citizens were advised to report any suspected misuse of vehicle registration number plates, the release added.
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Delhi court directs FIR against Abhijit Mitra for objectionable posts against Newslaundry journos
A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the registration of a FIR against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra over objectionable social media posts targeting journalists of Newslaundry, including Manisha Pande, Bar and Bench reported.
The order was passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh of the Saket Court.
The Court observed that the accused made ‘sexually coloured’ remarks against Manisha Pande and other journalists.
It noted that the tweets were prima facie intended to insult Pande and that she was specifically named in the posts.
“Therefore, on perusal of the application and the material placed on record by the complainant, this Court is of the view that the content of the tweets posted by the accused on “X” platform discloses commission of cognizable offences under section 75(3) and 79 of BNS,” the order said.
Stating that there is a need for investigation in the matter, the court stated that “it is of the view that police investigation is necessary as the offence has been committed in cyber space on platform "X".
“Therefore, police investigation is necessary to verify the user account on platform "X" from which the said tweets were published,” it added.
“Further police investigation is also necessary to trace and recover the computer source/electronic device from which the said tweets were published. This Court is also of the view that the Action Taken Report which was filed by PSI Ombir in the present case is not satisfactory as the above stated tweets were not considered in the report," the order further read.
Manisha Pande and six other journalists approached the Court, alleging that Iyer-Mitra referred to them as prostitutes repeatedly in a series of posts and articles on the social media platform X.
The journalists had also moved the Delhi High Court with a defamation suit against Iyer-Mitra. The suit challenged his remarks describing the organisation as a “basti/brothel" and its journalists as "prostitutes".
They argued that the remarks amount to a “sustained campaign of vilification”, which caused them mental trauma, harassment, and embarrassment. The petition sought a permanent injunction, a written apology, and damages of Rs 2 crore.
On May 21, 2025, the Court recorded Iyer-Mitra’s undertaking to delete certain posts within five hours. The matter remains pending before the High Court.
Advocates Bani Dikshit and Udhav Khanna appeared for the Newslaundry journalists in the case.
