Woman driving SUV with fake diplomatic number plates held in Delhi

During questioning, the woman allegedly initially claimed to be a representative of a foreign embassy. However, she could not name the mission or produce any diplomatic or ownership documents for the vehicle. “She told the police that she had purchased the Innova from a foreign embassy in November 2024, following which the embassy filed a complaint at the Chanakyapuri police station as the vehicle had not been transferred in her name. To avoid police checks…., she allegedly prepared forged embassy-style number plates,” DCP (Crime Branch) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.

An officer said the woman’s husband works as a regional transport officer in Assam Transport department and that her father-in-law was also a government employee.

“She took a commission to set up foreign traders with Indian suppliers. She needed contacts in embassies to do that, and forged the number plates to gain that,” the officer said.

The woman, a graduate, claimed to be serving as an all-India secretary of a political party for the past four years. “She also claimed that she worked as a consultant with a foreign embassy between 2023 and 2024 and was paid Rs 1.5 lakh per month. Further, she claimed that she worked as a sports guide attached to the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya. Now, she is providing consultancy to foreign students, especially African nationals, who are seeking admission in this university…,” the DCP said.