Kohima, March 27 (MExN): Kohima Police took into custody one person for driving a vehicle with fake registration number on March 25 around 9:30 am at Khuzama inter-state check gate. The truck that the accused was driving was detained by the Kohima Police personnel at Khuzama inter-state check gate on suspicion of using fake registration number, according to a press release from PRO, Kohima Police.
On closer examination of the registration plate, it was found that a yellow coloured sticker bearing registration number MN04A1326 was pasted over the HSRP, while the original registration number was found inscribed as ML04B7233.
The PRO said that the documents produced by the driver was examined and found that the engine and chassis number did not tally with the one engraved on the vehicle. Meanwhile, the vehicle was thoroughly checked during which, another vehicle document was recovered and the original registration number of the vehicle was ascertained as ML04B7233, Chassis No. – MAT457056D7E16465 and Engine No. – 497TC4EWY826595.
During the interrogation, the accused identified as Henam Naoba @ Naoba Singh from Imphal West, Manipur revealed that he was proceeding to Imphal to deliver the vehicle to one person named Biswajit Singh for which he was paid Rs. 20,000/-. The driver also tried to bribe one of the personnel on duty with Rs. 18,000/- to let him go scot free along with the vehicle, the release said.
A regular case vide Khuzama PS Case No. 0012/2016 U/S 379/468/471/171E IPC has been registered against the accused and he is remanded into police custody for further investigation.
