Srinagar, Dec. 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday launched a valley-wide drive against vehicles operating without mandatory transfer of ownership after sale or purchase and seized and challaned hundreds of vehicles in the crackdown.

The drive was launched across various districts, including south Kashmir districts of Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag, besides in central Kashmir's Budgam and Ganderbal districts.

A police spokesperson said that J&K Police in Pulwama launched a special enforcement drive across the district to identify and impound vehicles that have not been transferred in the name of the new owner after sale, along with vehicles bearing outside-state registration, found plying without proper documentation.

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