Bengaluru citizens flag neighbour’s vehicles as ‘abandoned’ over parking feuds

Cars parked at roadside in Rajajinagar in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File Photo Bengaluru residents appear to have taken advantage of the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) abandoned vehicle clearance drive with some ulterior motives.Of the 6,000 vehicles flagged on the ASTraM app for clearance, nearly 50% were found to be false complaints, many of which were allegedly filed amid feuds between neighbours over parking spaces on the road.Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda had announced the abandoned vehicle clearance drive as part of a citywide footpath clearance exercise being jointly undertaken with the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP). To encourage citizen participation, the BTP created a window on its ASTraM app through which residents could upload details and photo