Woman arrested in Delhi for using fake foreign embassy number plates to access high-security areas

Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a 45-year-old woman for allegedly using forged foreign embassy number plates on her car to move freely across high-security and diplomatic areas of the national capital. The arrest was made in Vasant Vihar following a specific intelligence input.

Police said a special team intercepted the woman on January 15 while she was driving an Innova fitted with a fake diplomatic registration plate. When questioned, she claimed the vehicle was attached to an embassy but failed to produce any valid documents supporting her claim.

During a search of the vehicle, police recovered another forged embassy-style number plate, sales-related documents and a mobile phone. The vehicle was also seized as part of the investigation.

During interrogation, the accused admitted that she had fabricated the number plates to evade police checks and gain easy access to sensitive areas of New Delhi. She claimed to have previously worked as a consultant with a foreign embassy and later used the forged plates to impersonate diplomatic status.

A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The woman has been remanded to six days of police custody, while investigators continue to analyse her phone records and probe the case from all angles.