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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Haven't got HSRPs installed? Get ready to face penalty!
PUNE: With only a few days left for the August 15 deadline for high-security registration plate (HSRP) installation in Maharashtra, the state transport department has made it clear that there will be no extension this time. The transport department has warned vehicle owners who fail to install HSRPs within the stipulated time of strict action. Noida, India - December 18, 2020: A mechanic replacing a car's old registration number plate with the high security registration plate (HSRP) at Ace Honda service centre, in Noida Sector 11, India, on Friday, December 18, 2020. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times) To go with Shafaque's story According to data from the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO), a total 774,489 HSRP orders have been placed so far under the MH12 code. Out of these, 698,497 appointments have been scheduled and 540,009 fitments have been completed as of August 11, 2025. As per the information shared by the state transport department, not only will the RTO-related work (ownership transfers, fitness certificates, and other services) of vehicle owners who fail to install HSRPs within the stipulated time be put on hold, they will also be liable to pay an additional penalty. The department has urged citizens to get their HSRPs fitted at the earliest to avoid last-minute rush and legal consequences. The authorities have also indicated that enforcement drives will intensify immediately after the deadline, and vehicles found without the mandatory plates will be penalised on the spot. The HSRPs, designed to enhance vehicle identification and curb theft, are being made compulsory across the state with the final compliance date now rapidly approaching. Swapnil Bhosale, deputy regional transport officer, Pune, said, 'Vehicle owners must ensure that they get their HSRPs fitted before the deadline. Post-deadline, we will not process any RTO-related work for non-compliant vehicles, and penalty action will be taken as per the rules.'
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Time of India
Patel's killing was plotted a month ago: Police
Vadodara: The investigation into the murder of Dipen Patel, whose body was found in Panchmahal district on Monday, discovered that the accused — Hardik Prajapati — had plotted the killing for nearly a month. Police said Patel and Prajapati lived in the same neighbourhood and knew each other well. They had fallen out over relationships with the same woman and had fought bitterly some months ago. "Prajapati decided to kill Patel and was looking for an opportunity. On the night of May 7, Prajapati got Patel to give him a lift in his car. Prajapati had red chilli powder and a knife with him. When the car reached a secluded spot near Golden Chowkdi, Prajapati asked Patel to stop the vehicle, saying he wanted to relieve himself," police said. When Patel, 29, stopped the car, Prajapati threw the chilli powder into his face and cut his throat before he could react. Prajapati then put Patel's body in the passenger seat and drove the car on Halol Road. He disposed of Patel's body in the canal on Halol Road and then took the car to a friend's place in Vasna. When Patel, a resident of Darjipura, didn't return home until late, his family began looking for him. Police said that Prajapati even joined the family, pretending to search for Patel. He even went around with the police during the early part of the investigation to keep an eye on them. Crime branch got hold of CCTV footage from the Halol toll plaza, which showed that Patel's car had passed there on the night of May 7. "We knew Prajapati didn't get along with Patel. When we questioned him, he kept changing his statements and finally broke down and confessed to killing Patel," a crime branch official said. Prajapati told investigators that he feared Patel's car would be traced, so he decided to dump it in the Mahi river on the night of May 10. "From the manner in which Prajapati plotted Patel's killing, it is possible he got the idea from some movie or serial," a police official said. Apart from a relationship with the same woman, the accused was also angry at Patel for pressing him to vacate his rented house. Patel ran an agency fixing license plates on vehicles, while Prajapati also did RTO-related work.
