Hyderabad, May 13 -- Police arrested a man for allegedly using the registration number of another car on his vehicle's number plate to escape traffic fines.

The accused has been identified as 28-year-old Syed Rizwan Ali.

Fake number plate used in Hyderabad's Rajendranagar

Police said that the man, who lives in Rajendranagar, was driving a car with the registration number MH04KW7706, which was actually assigned to a different vehicle owned by Yash Manoj from Mulund West in Mumbai.

Officials found that several traffic challans issued for violations committed by Rizwan were mistakenly recorded against Manoj's vehicle.

Probe

Following a complaint, the Attapur police registered a case and launched an investigation. During the probe, offi...