For fabricating papers Assam police arrest East Garo Hills DTO
TURA: In a case that could only be the tip of the iceberg, East Garo Hills (EGH) District Transport Officer (DTO) Gene Kelly G Momin was on Saturday fined by the Assam Police for vehicle registration. Arrested after regulations. were either embezzled or tax delinquent.
Interestingly, soon after the arrest of a tout involved in the case was reported, a fire case was registered at the DTO’s office in East Garo Hills, in which several important documents were lost in the fire. were While there is still no official version of the number of vehicles that were passed or given fake documents, sources say the number could be in the hundreds.
According to Assam Police reports, on May 5, based on specific information, a roadblock was set up in front of Agia PS and a Suzuki Dezire vehicle was impounded for search.
During the search by the police, five registration certificates of different vehicles were seized from the owner of the vehicle identified as Gulam Ali @Soto, a resident of Kismatpur, Goalpara. According to the findings, all 6 original registration certificates were issued by DTO Gene Kelly.
What turned the case around was that out of the 6 original registration certificates, 5 certificates were found to be made with wrong engine and chassis numbers. In fact, even for Gulam Ali’s vehicle which was impounded by the police (ML 07 C 1786), the engine number of the vehicle was shown as a different owner and the chassis number on the Maruti Suzuki database was invalid.
After this search, the police scrutinized all the registration certificates found on Ali’s vehicle and found that 4 of the 5 vehicles came with fake engine and chassis numbers (company – Suzuki and Tata, according to the database).
A thorough investigation was conducted and it was found that DTO EGH had issued the registration certificates of these vehicles without checking any valid engine or chassis number credentials.
Further, according to police sources, soon after the Assam Police registered a case and arrested Gulam Ali in Agia on May 5, a suspicious case of arson was reported at the DTO’s office, apparently from a paper trail. is about. Case. Important documents of the case were apparently burnt.
“A strong nexus is running a business of false documents for various types of vehicles, which basically fail to register. The nexus tampers with chassis number and other important details and re-registers such vehicles in Meghalaya. is doing,” said Manimoy Tamuly, OC, Agia Police Station.
According to the Assam Police, after sufficient evidence and details of financial transactions between Ali and Momin, the DTO was arrested on Saturday, May 13.
According to initial findings, Ali along with his associates would approach the DTO to register vehicles that were either stolen, tax defaulted or suspiciously auctioned off as new vehicles. had gone Many older vehicles were apparently provided with new registration numbers. Most of the illegally registered vehicles belonged to the state of Assam.
Assam Police registered a case under section 120B/379/411/471/468/420 in Agia police station and started full investigation. After collecting enough evidence, the DTO of East Garo Hills was arrested. Gulam Ali and his driver have been sent to judicial custody.
Goalpara Superintendent of Police V.V. Rakesh Reddy said, “During the interrogation of Gulam Ali, it came to light that the East Garo Hills DTO was his accomplice,” adding that the police were in possession of him. Three vehicles and five registration cards have been found.
SP Reddy also said, “We have come to know that there has been a fire incident in the DTO office recently. We should investigate whether this incident was part of a conspiracy or not. He also said that there is a possibility of an attempt to destroy the evidence by burning the relevant documents in the DTO office.
Circle Inspector Siraj Ingti and Officer-in-Charge of Agia Police Station Manimoy Tamuly led the police team that went to the East Garo Hills DTO office in Williamnagar and arrested District Transport Officer Gene Kelly G Momin.
“A nexus was found to be running a business of fake documents for vehicles. By tampering with chassis numbers and other things, vehicles that failed to register were re-registered as new vehicles,” he said. Manimoy Tamuly, OC, Agia Police Station said.
Following information received from sources, the police conducted a search operation on May 4 and arrested a man named Gulam Ali for possessing a vehicle that was irregularly registered. After further investigation, two more vehicles were seized.
Assam Police registered a case under section 120B/379/411/471/468/420 in Agia police station and started full investigation. After collecting enough evidence, the DTO of East Garo Hills was arrested. Gulam Ali and his driver have been sent to judicial custody.
Goalpara Superintendent of Police V.V. Rakesh Reddy said, “During the interrogation of Gulam Ali, it came to light that the East Garo Hills DTO was his accomplice,” adding that the police were in possession of him. Three vehicles and five registration cards have been found.
SP Reddy also said, “We have come to know that there has been a fire incident in the DTO office recently. We should investigate whether this incident was part of a conspiracy or not. He also said that there is a possibility of an attempt to destroy the evidence by burning the relevant documents in the DTO office.
