Pan-India vehicle CF scam: Noida techie arrested for ‘breaching NIC database’
A software engineer was arrested for breaching the National Informatics Centre database. This breach facilitated a nationwide racket issuing fake vehicle fitness certificates. Investigators suspect sophisticated cybercrime with interstate ramifications beyond Maharashtra. The accused allegedly exploited technical vulnerabilities to manipulate official records. The scam may have caused losses worth hundreds of crores to the government.