Congress seeks CBI probe into BS-IV car registration in Palampur

Our Correspondent

Palampur, April 1

Mukesh Agnihotri, Congress MLA and leader of the Opposition, today demanded a CBI probe into the registration of BS-IV vehicles here.

Addressing a news conference, Agnihotri disclosed that the scam had come to light in the office of the Motor Licensing Authority last month when 110 cars were registered with fake documents.

He said though the Supreme Court had banned the registration of BS-IV vehicles from April 1, 2020, over 110 vehicles were registered with the registration authority. The vehicles were purchased outside the state and then registered in Palampur with fake documents, showing these as BS-VI vehicles but the authorities remained a mute spectator, he said.

He asked Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to hand over the case to the CBI so that the real culprits could be arrested. The police had failed to arrest the culprits and only agents and a clerk had been arrested. The police could recover only two vehicles, therefore, a CBI probe was mandatory.