Hyderabad, July 5 -- Three people were arrested by Warasiguda Police for allegedly affixing the same number plate on three different scooters to mislead authorities and avoid challans, police said on Sunday, July 5.

The accused have been identified as Nakoti Mallikarjun, 28; Bheem Ajay Reddy, 29, both businessmen, and Koppula Dhanraj, 30, a collection agent. All are residents of Secunderabad.

According to reports, the fraud came to light after Ajay Reddy was caught while riding one of the vehicles on July 3. Police verification revealed that the vehicle was unregistered and originally belonged to one Sai Ram.

However, Ram had given the vehicle to Mallikarjun over a pending debt. Then, to avoid the bank repossessing the vehicle over a d...