India, Nov. 12 -- The DN Nagar police have arrested a habitual offender who allegedly duped officers from the traffic department in Andheri West into releasing bikes seized for various violations.

The accused, identified as Mohammad Asif Shafi Mansuri, was traced through a UPI transaction he made to pay a fine in order to claim a seized bike belonging to someone else, police officers said. Asif has several similar cases pending against him, they added.

The case against Asif was registered based on a complaint filed by Altab Karim, a police constable in the DN Nagar traffic department. On August 10, constable Santosh Kamble had stopped a rider, Anas Khan, whose two-wheeler did not have a number plate. Khan told police the bike was regist...