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Car with ‘Papa’ number plate fined in Uttarakhand, police shared photo

July 14, 2022
Bharat Times

The registration number was written in such a way that it was similar to the Hindi word ‘papa’.

Uttarakhand Police has penalized a car owner on a registration plate which showed the registration number allotted to him as Hindi word ‘papa’. Before and after the change, pictures of the car’s number plate have been shared by Uttarakhand Police on Twitter.

It also played along with the popular song “Papa Kehte Hain” from the 1987 film “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak”. “My dad says I will make him proud, so I will write his name on the number plate of my car. But no one knows that fines are imposed on such registration plates. #Uttarakhand Police complains on twitter by the owner of the vehicle Called the phone, got the number plate changed and challan issued,” read the state police’s tweet when translated from Hindi.

In the image accompanying the tweet, it is seen that the vehicle’s registration number was ‘4141’, which was written in such a way that it was similar to the Hindi word ‘papa’.

The post has garnered hundreds of likes since it was shared. While some users praised the work of the state police, some wrote their problems regarding such vehicles.

One user wrote, ‘But how gentleman is roaming in the city with this number plate. Proactive steps should be taken to prevent these things in future.

Another user simply said, “Good job.”

Uttarakhand Police keeps spreading awareness on social media in a funny way.

The registration plate of vehicles in India is governed by the Motor Vehicles Act 1989, which clearly states that the registration letter and number should be in black on white background for two wheelers and cars and black letters on yellow background for commercial vehicles. should be in

It also states that other names, pictures and art should not be displayed in fancy letters on the registration plate.

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