Pune man, 26, booked for travelling on fake PMPML one-day bus pass

Hadapsar, October 25, 2026: A complaint has been filed with Hadapsar police against a 26-year-old man for allegedly travelling on a fake one-day pass on a Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus. He is alleged to have caused the transport undertaking a loss of Rs 70.

The accused has been identified as Nishant Rajpal Kolhe, a resident of Hadapsar. The complaint was filed by PMPML bus checker Sanjay Bhugooji Adhalage, 56.

According to the complaint, the incident took place at around 4 pm on Friday, October 23. The bus Kolhe was travelling in has the registration number MH 12 XM 6958. He had boarded it at the stop near Survey No. 15.

During the journey, conductor Akshay Jaybhai noticed Kolhe's one-day bus pass. Kolhe said he had obtained the pass through a mobile application. The conductor suspected that the pass had been generated through a fake application. He then informed Sanjay Jadhav, a bus checker posted at Gadital.

The passenger and the bus were then taken to the Gadital depot. There, officials examined the pass and found it to be fake. The depot manager informed senior officials. Bus checker Sanjay Adhalage then also checked the pass and satisfied himself.

The complaint states that Kolhe travelled on the fake pass without buying a valid ticket, causing PMPML a loss of Rs 70.

Hadapsar police are currently investigating the matter.