Kamal Ghorui
BENGALURU: Transport officials have uncovered an alleged case of tax evasion involving a Lamborghini Huracan Evo, after receiving an anonymous email claiming forged documents were used to avoid paying taxes and penalties.The Transport Department lodged a police complaint against the owner of H1 Car Care, accusing them of fabricating invoices and other documents to illegally register the Lamborghini (registration KA-03-NX-0016) at the Kasturinagar RTO (Bengaluru East).According to the complaint filed at Kodigehalli police station by Senior Motor Vehicle Inspector Ranjith N, the car was originally purchased by Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd from a showroom on Lavelle Road on 1 June 2022 for Rs3,00,68,729. The vehicle was temporarily registered at the Electronics City RTO from 2 June to 1 July 2022, after which permission was sought to register it at an RTO in Hyderabad, Telangana.The case resurfaced on 12 December 2025 when the Transport Department received a whistleblower email alleging that H1 Car Care had fraudulently registered the same vehicle at Kasturinagar RTO using forged documents. The email included photographs of the alleged fake papers. Acting on the tip-off, the Additional Commissioner (Enforcement) ordered a detailed probe.During verification, officials contacted the authorised Lamborghini dealer, who confirmed that the vehicle was earlier sold to Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd. Scrutiny of the documents submitted to the Kasturinagar RTO revealed that forged papers had been used for registration.Officials said the accused created fake records claiming that H1 Car Care purchased the car for Rs3,00,58,729 in September 2025—nearly three years after the vehicle was already bought and temporarily registered by Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd. The forged documents allegedly reused the same invoice number issued to the original buyer. “This appears to be a deliberate attempt to evade road tax and penalties for the intervening three-year period,” a senior official said. The owner of the vehicle allegedly undervalued the car to evade payment of tax and penalties of over Rs37 lakh.Following confirmation of the forgery, senior officials ordered the seizure of the vehicle. On 7 February, transport officials traced the car at Sahakarnagar, linked to H1 Car Care. As the owner reportedly failed to cooperate with the investigation, a formal police complaint was filed.Based on the complaint, Kodigehalli police registered an FIR against the owner of H1 Car Care as Accused No 1 and the owner of Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd as Accused No 2.The Transport Department further stated that the authorised Lamborghini dealer confirmed the vehicle was initially a demo car and later sold to Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd. The dealer also verified that an invoice dated 1 September 2025, purportedly issued in favour of H1 Car Care, was not generated by them and appeared to be forged and fabricated.
