Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Five Booked in Dahisar Over Alleged Taxi Meter Fraud
Police in Dahisar are investigating five people accused of cheating passengers.
They allegedly used small electronic devices inside taxi and autorickshaw meters.
These devices were said to make fares rise faster than they should.
Police sent a pretend passenger in a taxi to check the complaint.
The passenger noticed that the driver had hidden the meter with a cloth.
The trip went from Dahisar to Jogeshwari.
Police later found an electronic circuit inside the meter.
The five people were booked under Section 34 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and other relevant provisions.
Dahisar police booked five people for allegedly tampering with taxi and autorickshaw meters.
Police say electronic devices were used to artificially increase passenger fares.
A dummy passenger tested a taxi journey from Dahisar to Jogeshwari on August 1 at about 7 p.m.
The passenger noticed the driver had covered the meter with a cloth and alerted police after the trip.
Police allege Amin Pathan installed similar devices in four other taxis and autorickshaws.
- Who
- Five people: Joab Deshmukh, Amin Pathan, Riyaz Shaikh, Nazir Patel, and Anand Kumar Ray.
- What
- They were booked for allegedly installing electronic devices in taxi and autorickshaw meters to inflate fares.
- When
- The police test journey took place on August 1 at around 7 p.m.; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Dahisar, Mumbai; the test journey travelled from Dahisar to Jogeshwari.
- Why
- Police allege the meter devices were used to overcharge and defraud passengers.
- People booked
- Five individuals
- Alleged method
- Electronic devices installed inside vehicle meters
- Police station area
- Dahisar
- Test journey
- Dahisar to Jogeshwari
- Test date and time
- August 1 at approximately 7 p.m.
- Named alleged installer
- Amin Pathan, 31
- Legal provisions
- Section 34 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and other relevant provisions