<p class="title">The Karnataka police and transport department have submitted that till October 2018, a total of 19,868 vehicles seized in various cases have been disposed of. However, 18,477 vehicles are at police stations and are yet to be auctioned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Lokayukta had directed the police and transport department to submit a status report on the auctioning of seized vehicles based on a complaint. The complaint was filed by Siddalinge Gowda.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the report submitted by the police department, it was stated that between 2015 and 2018 (till October) 19,868 vehicles were disposed of.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">‘Need time’</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The officials have said that if the police department is given four months’ time, they will be able to bring down the number of vehicles to be disposed of by a substantial level, and possibly to an extent of 5% of the vehicles that are yet to be disposed of.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The departments have taken effective measures to comply with the directions given by me, and steps have been taken to dispose of a large number of vehicles. Another four months time is granted to get the remaining vehicles disposed of,’’ the Lokayukta stated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The report submitted by the police department stated that 1.57 lakh vehicles were seized in 2018 (till October) and the department disposed of 1.39 lakh vehicles.</p>
<p class="title">The Karnataka police and transport department have submitted that till October 2018, a total of 19,868 vehicles seized in various cases have been disposed of. However, 18,477 vehicles are at police stations and are yet to be auctioned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Lokayukta had directed the police and transport department to submit a status report on the auctioning of seized vehicles based on a complaint. The complaint was filed by Siddalinge Gowda.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the report submitted by the police department, it was stated that between 2015 and 2018 (till October) 19,868 vehicles were disposed of.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">‘Need time’</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The officials have said that if the police department is given four months’ time, they will be able to bring down the number of vehicles to be disposed of by a substantial level, and possibly to an extent of 5% of the vehicles that are yet to be disposed of.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The departments have taken effective measures to comply with the directions given by me, and steps have been taken to dispose of a large number of vehicles. Another four months time is granted to get the remaining vehicles disposed of,’’ the Lokayukta stated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The report submitted by the police department stated that 1.57 lakh vehicles were seized in 2018 (till October) and the department disposed of 1.39 lakh vehicles.</p>