The Department of Transport of the Government of Punjab on Wednesday night denied the link of a car with the state government after it was seized in New Delhi. Delhi Police stated on Wednesday that they received information on 'one suspicious vehicle with a Punjab registration plate and 'Punjab Sarkar' written on it is standing near Punjab Bhavan on Copernicus Marg. On searching, a huge amount of cash, many liquor bottles, and pamphlets of Aam Aadmi Party were found inside the vehicle. Appropriate legal action is being initiated at Police Station Tilak Marg of New Delhi District'.
In response, Punjab's Department of Transport issued a statement and outlined that the number plate of the seized car by the Police is forged and fake. "It has come to the knowledge of Department of Transport (Govt of Punjab), that a vehicle carrying registration number PB35AE1342 has been apprehended in Delhi carrying illegal liquor and some unaccounted cash. It has been alleged in the media reports that the vehicle has a sticker of Punjab Government on it."
"As per official record, it is found that the vehicle is registered in the name of Maj. Anubhav Shivpuri who was posted in Army Dental College, Pathankot 3 years back and is a permanent resident of Khadki, Maharashtra. Moreover, the registered vehicle model on the registration number PB35AE1342 is the Ford Eco Sport of make year 2018 but the actual vehicle apprehended by the police belongs to the Hyundai Creta series. This confirms that the vehicle's number plate is forged and fake. High-Security Registration Plate(HSRP) is mandatory for all vehicles and the registration plate visible in the video is an ordinary one, without the features of HSRP, hence easy to forge. Also. We have searched our records and found that no such vehicle is owned or hired by the Government of Punjab. The apprehended vehicle does not belong to the Government of Punjab at all."