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Loopholes again exploited to the fullest to hoodwink the system and dupe the exchequer in Bangalore. But this fraud detected now was done much before the VAHAN portal was launched. It amply illustrates how gullible the system was/is, playing to the tunes of fraudsters in collusion with corrupt government officials.

Ten cars with the same 5556 registration plate going undetected since quite a few years! That's amusing. Seven are owned by the same person. This is now making news and the cars seized are with the Nelamangala RTO, Bangalore. The taxes due total Rs 1.47 crore.

Transport officials on Tuesday seized 10 luxury cars including the likes of Jaguar XJ L, BMW 7-Series, Volvo XC90, Toyota Fortuner and a few others on the charges of tax evasion and fake registration number. All the 10 cars were using the exact same registration number after the owners of these cars found a loophole to pay less amount of tax or completely evade it in a few cases.

This new case brings the nexus between Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials, middlemen and the car owners to light. The main agenda is to evade as much tax as possible. Seven of the 10 cars were carries 5556 registration owned by a single person. The cops say that the owner of this registration number is a property dealer and boasts of several political connections as well.

Using his links, he registered the cars in various RTOs including Koramangala, Bengaluru East, Electronics City and others. All the cars were seized and parked at the Nelamangala RTO. The exact amount of tax evasion will come to light once the investigation starts.

These vehicles were registered much before the introduction of the Vahan portal. Out of total 10 vehicles, six high-end car owners have tax due of Rs 1.47 crore.

The link for more:

https://www.cartoq.com/10-luxury-car...number-seized/