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- Published: June 6, 2022 17:37
New Delhi: After receiving an e-challan for his stolen bike eight years ago, a man from Lahore, Pakistan, was perplexed. The fact that his vehicle was being used by local police officers added to his surprise, according to The Express Tribune. The man, Imran, was arrested after the Lahore city traffic police issued him an electronic traffic violation ticket for his stolen motorcycle. Imran is said to have filed a FIR with the police when his Honda CD 70 vanished almost eight years ago in the Mughalpura district of Lahore.
While Imran has yet to receive his bike after all these years, an e-challan was delivered to his address alleging that the vehicle had been used to commit a traffic offence. The e-challan also shows the violation riding Imran’s bike, as witnessed by The Express Tribune.
Imagine getting fined for a motorcycle that was stolen 8 years ago. A man named Imran from Lahore shared how his motorcycle was stolen years ago and to make matters worse, according to the report police officials were allegedly driving it in Sabzarar. #etribune #news #lahore pic.twitter.com/V0lTPpNR54
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) May 31, 2022
Imran was taken aback when he saw his two-wheeler being utilised by police authorities when he examined the e-challan more closely. Surveillance footage shows the cops riding Imran’s stolen bike in Lahore’s Sabzarar neighbourhood.
Imran was enraged and filed repeated applications to reclaim his bike, but to no avail. He also sought assistance from the Chief Civilian Personnel Officer (CCPO) in recovering his vehicle from the cops.
In a separate occurrence in east Delhi, a person received a challan only 24 hours after his automobile was stolen. In August 2020, the automobile was reported missing near a hospital in West Vinod Nagar. According to The New Indian Express, a challan was issued in the owner’s name the next day, alleging that he was found to be speeding on NH-10 near Mundka.
The owner subsequently filed a police report in the hopes of recovering his stolen vehicle. The automobile and its driver were photographed by the camera, but because to the poor quality of the image, the thief could not be identified.
