PUNE: The Trafficop scheme, the computerised system used by the traffic police department to trace vehicles, has helped identify the owners of 320 vehicles lying abandoned at police stations and traffic division offices in the city.
The owners were traced using the vehicles’ registration, engine and chassis numbers, a statement issued by deputy commissioner of police Manoj Patil (traffic) said on Saturday.
The scheme, launched about one-and-a-half month ago, enables police personnel to find out the name and addresses of vehicle owners by entering the registration numbers in their Blackberry handsets.
A police team comprising assistant police inspector Arvind Gokule, constables Surendra Kolge, Amol Ghawate and Rupali Hole identified 1,192 vehicles lying abandoned at 21 police stations and traffic division offices. The owners of 320 vehicles, together worth Rs 1 crore, were identified. These include 299 motorcycles, eight four-wheelers and 13 rickshaws.
The statement reads that 196 vehicles were registered with the regional transport offices at Pune, 115 at Pimpri-Chinchwad and nine were from outside Pune district.
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