Ludhiana, May 31 -- The Khanna police have disposed of 818 of the 1,470 vehicles lying unattended at police stations across the district, achieving a clearance rate of over 56% as part of a special drive aimed at reducing congestion and improving the management of case property.

The vehicles were linked to cases registered under the NDPS Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Motor Vehicles Act, the Police Act and other special laws. The exercise also covered vehicles seized under Section 102 of the CrPC/BNSS, as well as those connected to cases in which the accused had been acquitted or discharged.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Darpan Ahluwalia said proposals relating to vehicles liab...