Parking lot manager arrested in Mumbai for overcharging

Mumbai city news: The register showed that between May 20 and June 7, 2,574 vehicles parked at the lot — which means the operator earned Rs1.51 lakh more, and since January this year, Rs15.75 lakh

The manager of a parking lot run by a private operator was arrested on Monday for allegedly overcharging people at Santacruz and making more than Rs15 lakh by doing so since January.

The manager was allegedly overcharging people for parking at Santacruz in Mumbai. (Pic for representation)

The Santacruz police said the issue came to light after a lawyer, Samir Sahani filed a complaint. In his FIR, Sahani said he parked his car on around 4.44pm in front of Hotel Ramada on the Juhu Tara road last week.

Three hours later, when he went to take his vehicle, an employee of the agency asked him to pay Rs80 as parking fee. Sahani asked for the fee chart and the man’s license. When he refused, Sahani approached the police.

The Santacruz police then called Pramodkumar Dubey,31, a manager at the firm. As he did not cooperate, he was arrested, said the police. After the complaint, the police took the fee chart and accounts register. For three hours, parking charges was Rs25.

The register showed between May 20 and June 7, 2,574 vehicles were parked at the lot — the operator earned Rs1.51 lakh more. Dubey’s lawyer, Sandeep D Sherkhane, said, “Dubey is innocent. He was doing his job. He was unaware of rules.”