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Summary:
The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) in Punalur, Kerala, uncovered a potential interstate vehicle fraud. A Royal Enfield motorcycle, previously a scrapped government vehicle from Kerala’s Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), was presented for re-registration. Discrepancies in the chassis number led to the discovery that the motorcycle had been fraudulently re-registered in Himachal Pradesh, falsely claiming it was an ex-Army vehicle. The MVD suspects a network involving scrap dealers, forged documents, and interstate transactions. The vehicle has been handed over to the police for further investigation.
News Article:
Kerala MVD Uncovers Interstate Vehicle Fraud Involving Scrapped Government Motorcycle
Kollam, Kerala – November 17, 2025 – A potential interstate vehicle fraud has been brought to light by the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) in Punalur, Kollam. Authorities discovered that a scrapped Kerala government motorcycle was fraudulently re-registered in Himachal Pradesh using forged documents.
The incident occurred when a Royal Enfield motorcycle bearing the registration number HP-47-A-4670 was presented at the Punalur Sub-Regional Transport Office for re-registration. Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector Simod V.S. noticed inconsistencies in the chassis number and initiated a check against the Parivahan database.
The investigation revealed that the motorcycle was originally registered in Thiruvananthapuram (KL-01-AV-4409) and used by the Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) before being scrapped according to state policy. Government vehicles in Kerala are scrapped after 15 years. Surprisingly, the same motorcycle appeared in Parivahan records as an ex-Army vehicle, purportedly purchased on July 22, 2025, and re-registered in Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, just two days later.
“The Parivahan records show the motorcycle as being purchased from the Army and then re-registered with forged documents,” stated an MVD official.
The MVD believes that the motorcycle was likely sold to scrap dealers after it was decommissioned by the Kerala government. This created an opportunity for fraudulent actors in other states to create fake documents and fraudulently reregister the motorcycle in another state.
The MVD has handed over the vehicle to the Punalur police, who will register a case and launch a detailed investigation to uncover the full extent of the fraud and identify all parties involved.
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