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ambulance to transport goods  TNN Aug 10, 2002, 12.23am IST
PUNE: The civic octroi department on Thursday busted a major
octroi evasion racket wherein the evaders were caught redhanded
while transporting goods in an ambulance.  The ambulance (MH14 V
927), which belongs to the Dr Bhausaheb Sardesai Talegaon rural
hospital, has been confiscated, civic octroi department chief
Rajendra Nimbalkar said. Speaking to TNN, Nimbalkar said a
'person' (name not disclosed) had given him a tip-off that the
hospital's ambulance was being used for transporting goods in
Pune city without payment of octroi.  Accordingly, the vigilance
squad led by octroi superintendent Ramesh Gaikwad laid a trap
near the Balewadi octroi post on Thursday afternoon. Around
12.30 pm, the ambulance sped past the octroi post. The squad
chased the ambulance in its jeep and intercepted it. After
searching, it was found that the ambulance was carrying Sony
music systems. On interrogation, the