Chikkamagaluru: More than 13,600 vehicles were allegedly issued fitness certificates (FCs) without any physical inspection at Chikkamagaluru Regional Transport Office (RTO).
The inspector is charged under sections 336(2), 336(3) and 340(2) of the BNS for forgery, cheating and criminal breach of trust, police said. The probe by the cops has found that more than 4,000 out-of-state vehicles were issued FCs in just two days using a single login ID.
This amounts to misuse of official power,” a police officer said, quoting the complaint. Police said they are examining the Vahan portal logs, login details and FC issuance records to ascertain the full scale of the scam and to find if there was a larger network involved. The case was registered at Chikkamagaluru town police station based on a complaint filed by regional transport officer (in-charge) Rakesh Kumar . The complaint states that vehicles and buses registered in various RTOs across Karnataka were also given fitness renewals without physical verification. “It is alleged that FCs were issued even though vehicles were never produced for inspection. What has raised further suspicion is the volume of certificates issued in a short span.