BENGALURU:
Central Crime Branch sleuths busted a vehicle insurance and RC scam on Tuesday with the arrest of 2 persons.
CCB Joint Commissioner Sandeep Patil said a team led by PI Hazresh arrested the duo and seized fake seals, RCs and insurance documents.
CCB team led by PI Hazresh detect fake Insurance & RC Card scam.. 2 accused arrested.. fake Seals, RC cards, Insurance policies seized.. further investigation on.. @CPBlr pic.twitter.com/nBIxy15vf5
— Sandeep Patil IPS (@ips_patil) June 3, 2020
Sridhar, 29, a cab driver, and Santosh, 20, an RTO broker, face forgery charges under IPC sections 420, 468 and 471. They are currently in judicial custody.
The CCB officials said vehicle insurance costs Rs 20,000-Rs 25,000 annually, but the duo were selling fake insurance documents for around Rs 2,000.