<p>A cab driver-turned-travel agency operator is accused of illegally selling 70 rented cars outside Karnataka by creating fake documents. </p>.<p>Police say Shivakumar, a resident of Nagavara, initially drove a cab to make a living but later got into the poultry business in the Davangere district. The venture failed and he suffered losses. In order to make the loss good, he opened a travel agency called RS Travels in MES Layout, Bagalagunte, last March and employed two people — Krishnegowda and Srikanth, both from Hassan. </p>.<p>The firm leased about 70 cars by offering their owners attractive monthly or weekly rentals. The rented vehicles were, in turn, leased to private companies and tour agents. </p>.<p>The firm initially paid the car owners the promised rentals but defaulted soon after. When car owners demanded the payments, Shivakumar dilly-dallied. In November 2021, he disappeared along with his employees. The vehicles were gone too. The car owners filed complaints with Bagalagunte police. </p>.<p>A police investigation found that the vehicles had been sold off in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and some other places with fake documents.</p>.<p> Asghar, a vehicle broker from Goripalya, acted as the go-between for Shivakumar and the buyers. </p>.<p>Police recently caught Shivakumar in Mumbai based on technical evidence. Krishnegowda, Srikanth and Asghar were apprehended later. </p>.<p>For his part, Kumar has told the police that he recently paid some vehicle owners and denied cheating anyone. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A cab driver-turned-travel agency operator is accused of illegally selling 70 rented cars outside Karnataka by creating fake documents. </p>.<p>Police say Shivakumar, a resident of Nagavara, initially drove a cab to make a living but later got into the poultry business in the Davangere district. The venture failed and he suffered losses. In order to make the loss good, he opened a travel agency called RS Travels in MES Layout, Bagalagunte, last March and employed two people — Krishnegowda and Srikanth, both from Hassan. </p>.<p>The firm leased about 70 cars by offering their owners attractive monthly or weekly rentals. The rented vehicles were, in turn, leased to private companies and tour agents. </p>.<p>The firm initially paid the car owners the promised rentals but defaulted soon after. When car owners demanded the payments, Shivakumar dilly-dallied. In November 2021, he disappeared along with his employees. The vehicles were gone too. The car owners filed complaints with Bagalagunte police. </p>.<p>A police investigation found that the vehicles had been sold off in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and some other places with fake documents.</p>.<p> Asghar, a vehicle broker from Goripalya, acted as the go-between for Shivakumar and the buyers. </p>.<p>Police recently caught Shivakumar in Mumbai based on technical evidence. Krishnegowda, Srikanth and Asghar were apprehended later. </p>.<p>For his part, Kumar has told the police that he recently paid some vehicle owners and denied cheating anyone. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
