In a major revelation, unauthorised access was found on the VAHAN portal of the Solan Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA), which led to the illegal registration of three commercial vehicles. The incident has raised serious doubts about internal collusion, procedural failures, and a possible existence of a wider racket aimed at giving stolen vehicles a new legal identity.
As per an investigation conducted by RLA officials, three commercial vehicles bearing registration numbers HP14D-4512, HP14D-4582 and HP14D-4586 were registered on the official portal under suspicious conditions. Originally registered in Uttar Pradesh and were later re-registered at the Solan RLA, allegedly without the mandatory physical verification by the Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI), which is a crucial requirement in the registration process.
Suspicion deepened further when it was found that these vehicles were consequently transferred to RLA-Jhanduta in Bilaspur district. Officials said the entire chain of registration and transfer appeared dubious and pointed towards possible connivance between certain officials and external elements.
As the transactions on the VAHAN portal need OTP-based authentication through official mobile numbers and email IDs, RLA officials suspected deliberate misuse of authorised credentials. Responding to the information received from the MVI regarding irregularities, the RLA started a comprehensive scrutiny of the portal records.
According to the internal investigation, an official concerned was reportedly operating multiple user logins and using more than one registered mobile number. The official was also allegedly exercising multiple roles within the system, enabling access to administrative credentials. It was alleged that these powers were either self-delegated or assigned to others to carry out unauthorised transactions.
The RLA shared details of the official’s multiple user IDs with the police for verification. However, during the internal probe, the official refused that he had any role in the verification of the vehicles and added that the internet protocols used during verification did not originate from RLA-Solan. Police are now investigating all technical and procedural aspects of the case.
Another irregularity was found during the inquiry was the enhancement of the laden weight of the vehicles after their initial registration. Officials stated that this as a serious manipulation of official records, apparently carried out to provide undue benefit to the vehicles involved.
After these findings, the Solan SDM filed a formal complaint with the Solan police. An FIR was registered on January 26 at the Sadar police station under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating.
Confirming the development, Solan SP Gaurav Singh said preliminary investigations suggested unauthorised access to the VAHAN portal, through which three stolen vehicles may have been illegally re-registered. He said the investigation had so far uncovered procedural lapses, unauthorised alteration of laden weight, and illegal transfer of commercial vehicles.
Police are now analysing call logs, access details, and technical data to determine whether official login credentials were secretly shared with unauthorised persons or if alternative methods were used to breach the system.
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