Mumbai Crime: Six auto-rickshaw owners in Thane booked for fabricating documents

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Six auto-rickshaw owners from here have been booked on charges of fabricating the character certificate and seeking auto permits, police said today.

According to a complaint lodged by officials from the Regional Transport Office, those applying for auto-rickshaw permits are required to provide the character certificates issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch), a senior police official said.

However, during verification it was found that the certificates provided by the six auto-rickshaw owners were fake and had been fabricated, he said. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered yesterday at the Thane Nagar police station and a probe was underway, the officer said.

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