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The Karnataka Lokayukta connected Friday conducted astonishment raids crossed six Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) successful Bengaluru following respective complaints from the public.
The raided locations included Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, Jayanagar, Yelahanka, Kasturinagar and K.R. Puram.
Acting connected circumstantial intelligence, Lokayukta B.S. Patil directed six teams comprising judicial and constabulary officers to simultaneously inspect the RTOs connected Friday astir 1 p.m.
At the Yeshwanthpur RTO, the officers recovered 32 stationery and photocopy shops wrong the premises abruptly unopen arsenic soon arsenic the inspection began. Several employees were absent without authorisation, and discrepancies were recovered successful attendance and currency declaration registers. Out of 32 employees, lone 7 had marked attendance, and nary had decently declared their currency holdings.
The officials besides recovered 2 ‘agents’ connected the premises, 1 caught with ₹14,000 unaccounted cash. The bureau had besides kept 2,095 printed driving licences pending dispatch.
At the Rajajinagar RTO, akin irregularities were detected, with 3,800 driving licences and 6,300 astute cards pending printing. The RTO attributed the hold to outsourcing the task to a backstage firm, which allegedly failed to deliver.
During visits to Jayanagar and Yelahanka RTOs, Upa Lokayuktas K.N. Phaneendra and B. Veerappa recovered mediocre attraction of attendance, cash, and question registers. Hundreds of registration cards were recovered undelivered for months, portion implicit 1,200 vehicles successful the Yelahanka jurisdiction were plying without paying taxes oregon valid fittingness certificates.
At the Kasturinagar RTO, respective irregularities came to light. A backstage shop, Maruti Motors, tally by 1 Rajinikanth, was recovered holding 49 conveyance registration certificates and 83 driving licences, on with authoritative seals, each of which were seized. The Lokayukta directed transgression proceedings against the Regional Transport Officer, Assistant Transport Officer, superintendent, and a backstage idiosyncratic for illegally keeping nationalist documents.
The K.R. Puram RTO besides reported missing staff, incomplete registers, and deleted telephone records. Over 1.5 lakh vehicles successful the jurisdiction had expired fittingness certificates, and the bureau failed to nutrient records oregon contented due notices.
Justice Patil has directed elaborate follow-up investigations and submission of comparative reports connected fiscal transactions, unit conduct, and pending nationalist services crossed each six RTOs.
