India, July 24 -- Delay on the part of the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) in scrapping or auctioning seized vehicles has become a major concern for the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) as nearly 300 private vehicles (confiscated by the RTO) continue to occupy valuable space at MSRTC depots/stands across the region. Despite multiple rounds of official correspondence between the transport body and the RTO, no conclusive action has been taken yet, leaving the impounded vehicles gathering dust at ST stations/stands for months on end.

The issue of such vehicles came into sharp focus following the rape of a young woman inside a derelict bus at Swargate ST stand earlier this year which raised questions about the presen...