Several vehicle owners who have received notice from the transport department have been approaching police, claiming they were cheated by middlemen/transport officials.
“We have issued notice to around 500 vehicles, including 200 high-end car owners, in Bengaluru Central RTO (HSR Layout) alone to pay up the taxes. While a majority of the vehicle owners paid cash to the middlemen, those who paid through banks are now approaching police to register a case against the culprits. Police are independently investigating each of the complaints since there is no CID probe yet covering all RTOs,” said a senior transport department official.
He said one vehicle owner has filed a complaint with Malleswaram police against a dealer/middleman for alleged cheating. “The agent admitted to police that he committed the fraud for another 52 vehicles too. Two vehicle owners who received notices have also filed complaints with Koramangala police,” the official added.
While some high-end vehicle owners protested their innocence and claimed that they trusted transport department officials, received their ‘tax paid’ receipts and, therefore, there was no need to pay the tax again, transport department officials dismissed this. “The extent of the scam will be revealed once we conduct a…
