Dabhekar and Mane would apply for the e-pass for travelling, but when it was rejected, they would forge it and forward it to the person asking for it, said PI Tadakhe. As the checking and inspection at various checkpoints leads to congestion, policemen often do not scan the QR Code on the epass to check for its authenticity and allow the vehicles which has an identical e-pass, which was highly exploited by the accused in this case, PI Tadakhe added.
The accused would accept the payment through GooglePay, charging the person anywhere between â¹300 and â¹1,000 per e-pass, depending on the urgency. While Dabhekar was arrested and remanded in police custody for further probe, a search is underway for his accomplice Babu Mane in Solapur and other districts.