Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- The Hyderabad traffic police on Monday, February 9, arrested a man from Chaderghat area for allegedly tampering with the registration number of the vehicle.

The accused was identified as Syed Aliuddin, a resident of Malakpet. He was booked under sections 319(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 158 and 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Aliuddin had altered his own vehicle registration number from 'TS11EZ2936' to 'TS11EZ2836' to avoid challans.

In a post on X, the Hyderabad traffic police cautioned the public against tampering with the registration numbers on vehicles and said, "You tamper, we track. Do not tamper with number plates - it's a serious offence."

The incident came to light when...