Noida: Eighty-three seized vehicles were auctioned under Operation Clean-2 after police obtained permission from a district court. Officials said on Saturday that the auction — comprising 48 two-wheelers, 32 three-wheelers and three four-wheelers — amounting to Rs 14.7 lakh was conducted at Surajpur police station on Nov 14 after the statutory holding period for the vehicles had expired.“Interested bidders participated in the auction after depositing an earnest money amount of Rs 2 lakh each. The bidding began at a reserve price of Rs 3 lakh, with the final and highest bid reaching Rs 14.7 lakh. The auction was awarded to Mohammad Aqil,” read an official statement. The exercise was conducted under the supervision of DCP Praveen Ranjan Singh and ADCP Swatantra Kumar Singh following the directions of Gautam Budh Nagar police commissioner Laxmi Singh. The vehicles, which had been seized under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act for various violations, were first evaluated before being put up for auction by a team constituted for the purpose.Officials said Operation Clean-2 was aimed at clearing police station premises of vehicles that have remained seized for extended periods after completion of the prescribed legal formalities. Police said that the process was carried out after obtaining the requisite court order and completing the “valuation and other formalities related with auction”.
