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Firms making illegal alterations will be held liable in case of vehicle fires: Minister

Firms carrying out alterations to vehicles will be made to issue certificates to vehicle owners stating that the alterations done are safe and conform to norms, and the firms will be held liable in case of accidents caused by such alterations, Transport Minister Antony Raju has said.

The Minister was replying to a calling attention motion by Anoop Jacob, MLA, in the Assembly on Wednesday on the increasing incidents of vehicles catching fire in the State.

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