91 arrested for fake driving license

Police on Saturday morning arrested 91 persons for trying to obtain their driving licenses through fake procedure by paying money to brokers.

The police arrested them at the local Capital hotel and Jaljala Hotel near the bus park along with the broker while dealing in necessary paperwork to apply for driving license.

All of the arrestees are from Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Butwal and had reached Bheri Zonal Transportation Office to obtain driving license without undergoing trials and written exams.

Police suspects some staffs of transportation office and some police officers in the racket.

It has been learnt that SK Driving Centre of Butwal, Hamro Driving Centre of Bharatpur and Nawalpur Driving Centre of Nawalparasi are involved in dealing in forged licenses.

Rishi Rimal of SK driving and Santosh Sharma of Nawalpur has been detained by police while Kumar Pariyar of Hamro Driving and other members of the fake license racket fled when the raid was conducted.