Foram Ruparel, the complainant in the Aston Martin accident case on Peddar Road earlier this month, has been fined for not registering the number on her new car with the transport authority. On Friday, the Wadala RTO demanded that Ruparel pay Rs2,000.
Ruparel’s vehicle was damaged in the accident and she got a brand new Audi A6 (in pic) with a unique number (MH-03-BJ-6666) some days ago.
“Action has been taken under section 39 of the Motor Vehicles Act,” BI Ajri, head of the Wadala RTO, told dna. “The vehicle was handed over to the owner on December 23 but the registration process was initiated on 27. This is a violation of the law.”
He explained that there was no anomaly in the process of buying the unique number, but the dealer should have ensured that the vehicle was registered.
“The dealer has been asked to pay 2% interest on the tax for delaying the registration process,” Ajri said. “We will also ask the Andheri RTO to send a notice to the dealer to show cause why his operations should not be suspended for having committed such grave irregularities.”
The Audi was driven to the Wadala RTO on Friday and the dealer completed the registration formalities. There was a temporary registration number on the car as it entered the RTO. “This is how it should be till the actual registration is done,” said a transport official.
A source said the buyer probably wanted to register the vehicle in the New Year, a common practice.
Meanwhile, the investigating officer at Gamdevi police station, which is handling the accident case, has said he had no information about the complainants withdrawing the case and that the probe was continuing. The Aston Martin had hit a second vehicle in the accident.
“We are continuing with our investigations. Bansilal Joshi has emerged as the suspect (the driver of the car) and once we gather all the evidence he will be arrested,” Ravi Pawar, assistant inspector, said. He added that even if the complainants did approach the police to withdraw the case, it wasn’t possible as only the courts had the power to quash a case.
He also refuted reports that the complainant had identified the driver in a statement to the court. “If the complainant has given any statement before the magistrate, I would have got the related documents from the court. But I have not received any documents yet,” Pawar said.
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