Kamal Ghorui
BENGALURU: An anonymous email has blown the lid off an alleged attempt to dodge more than Rs 37 lakh in road tax and penalties on a black Lamborghini Huracan Evo, setting off a probe that uncovered forged invoices and fabricated ownership records.Officials said the message, received by the state transport department on Dec 12, 2025, alleged that the luxury car, bearing the registration number KA-03-NX-0016, had been illegally registered at the Kasturinagar RTO in east Bengaluru. The whistleblower attached photographs of suspect documents, prompting the enforcement authorities to order a detailed verification.
The car was originally purchased on June 1, 2022 by Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd from the authorised Lamborghini showroom on Lavelle Road for more than Rs 3 crore. It received temporary registration at the Electronics City RTO from June 2 to July 1, 2022, after which the buyer sought to register it in Hyderabad.Investigators found that in Sept 2025, a fresh set of papers was submitted at the Kasturinagar RTO claiming H1 Car Care had bought the vehicle for Rs 3,00,58,729. Scrutiny revealed that the invoice number was identical to the one issued to the original buyer three years earlier.When contacted, the Lamborghini dealer confirmed that no invoice had been generated in Sept 2025 and described the document as forged. The dealer also said the car had earlier served as a demonstration vehicle before being sold to Harsha Infra.Transport officers believe the fabricated records were created to undervalue the car and avoid tax dues for the intervening period. The estimated loss to the exchequer is over Rs 37 lakh, a senior official said.On Feb 7, enforcement teams located the vehicle at Sahakarnagar at an address linked to H1 Car Care. After the owner failed to cooperate, senior motor vehicle inspector Ranjith N lodged a complaint at Kodigehalli police station. Police have named the owner of H1 Car Care as the first accused and the owner of Harsha Infra Cons Pvt Ltd as the second.
