Panchkula, April 29 -- A forgery incident came to light when an unknown accused was found to allegedly use a counterfeit number plate bearing the registration number of a man's Honda Activa scooter.

The man identified as Mukesh Kumar, the complainant, a resident of Sector-11, discovered the potential misuse in the previous year when he received an online traffic challan showing the same number plate as his scooter. The challan was dated April 3, 2024. He filed a formal police complaint on August 16, 2024.

In his statement to the police, Mukesh Kumar alleged that his two-wheeler's registration number plate had been fraudulently copied and used by someone else. He pointed out that the vehicle captured in the challan was not his Activa, no...