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- Bengaluru police launched a drive on September 16, 2026 to shift 11,346 seized vehicles out of police station premises to Revenue Department land on the city's outskirts.
- Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the vehicles would be moved to seven fenced land parcels spanning 26 acres over the next one month.
- The seized vehicles had piled up for 15 to 20 years because pending court cases prevented their return or disposal, and a lack of space within the city blocked earlier efforts.
- Vehicles spilling out of police stations were obstructing roads and footpaths during the Greater Bengaluru Authority's footpath clearance drive, creating public inconvenience.
- Freeing up this space is expected to ease pressure on police stations and clear obstructions on roads and pedestrian pathways across the city.
What to watch next
- Whether the 11,346 vehicles are actually shifted within the one-month timeline.
- Notices were pasted on 2,024 vehicles whose owners have not come forward; how many are reclaimed before towing.
- The government's request for courts to fast-track cases involving seized vehicles was turned down; any change in that stance would speed up permanent disposal.
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Krishna Byre Gowda
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister
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“We have begun addressing long-standing perennial issues in the city, starting with debris and abandoned vehicle clearance. While footpath clearance is ongoing, many citizens complained that police stations in the city are inundated with seized vehicles and demanded action”
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…Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said a whopping 11,346 such vehicles lying on the premises of police stations across the city had been identified and were scheduled to be shifted over the next one month. “ We have begun addressing long-standing perennial issues in the city, starting with debris and abandoned vehicle clearance. While footpath clearance is ongoing, many citizens complained that police stations in the city are inundated with seized vehicles and demanded action ,” Mr. Gowda said, adding that even State legislators and MPs had demanded a solution to the problem. Dearth of space The Hindu had earlier reported on such seized vehicles posing a fire threat, but a dearth of space…
“Now, the police have fenced those lands and are shifting the seized vehicles”
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…have said that the cases cannot be fast-tracked,” he said. Following this, Mr. Gowda said they sought the help of the Revenue Department and secured land parcels at seven locations spanning 26 acres for the purpose. “ Now, the police have fenced those lands and are shifting the seized vehicles ,” Mr. Gowda said. An old issue Mr. Gowda said the accumulation of seized vehicles was not a recent problem and had been affecting police stations for 15 to 20 years. The coordinated effort by the GBA and Bengaluru…
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