India, June 17 -- A statewide enforcement drive against illegal bike taxis kicked off across Karnataka on June 16, following the expiry of the extended deadline granted by the Karnataka High Court to halt operations. On the very first day of the crackdown, transport officials seized over 103 two-wheelers operating as bike taxis in Bengaluru alone, reported Money Control.

According to the report, the largest number of seizures were made under the jurisdiction of RTO Bengaluru (West), which impounded 16 vehicles. This was closely followed by RTO Electronics City with 15, RTO KR Puram with 13, and RTO Bengaluru (East) with 12 bike taxis. Other areas included RTO Bengaluru (North) and (South) with 10 vehicles each, RTO Bengaluru (Central) wi...