‘Govt suspends towing vehicles till new policy is formed’

Bengaluru: Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that the government has decided to suspend the towing of vehicles from no-parking zones in Bengaluru until it comes up with a revised policy.

The decision was taken in the meeting conducted with traffic police officials.

Home minister Araga Jnanendra conducted a meeting with DGP Praveen Sood, Bengaluru City police commissioner Kamal Pant, and joint commissioner (traffic) BR Ravikanthe Gowda on Wednesday.

He said, “The government has decided to suspend towing until we develop a simplified, motorist-friendly towing traffic management policy in the next 15 days.”

“Till we bring the new guidelines we have decided to stop towing vehicles. But however, traffic police officials will deal only with the issue of vehicles parked in no parking areas,” he added.