The students, E. Vismaya, K. Jinanath, K.P. Anupriya, C. Anusree and M. Anjali, compiled a list of mini lorries seized in 2011 and kept in custody at least until 2016: OnmanoramaKannur: An typical police station in Kerala looks something like a scrapyard, with rows of vehicles rusting away on the premises.
If you have ever wondered what the vehicles seized by the police in various criminal cases were worth, here’s a clue: the mini lorries seized in 2011 were worth Rs 3.44 crore in the scrap metal market!
Five students from a government high school at Thavidisseri has approached the Kerala High Court with a plea to change the wasteful practice.
The court has accepted the public interest litigation in file along with a detailed project report prepared by the students.
The students, E. Vismaya, K. Jinanath, K.P. Anupriya, C. Anusree and M. Anjali, compiled a list of mini lorries seized in 2011 and kept in custody at least until 2016.
There were 1,050 such vehicles in police stations across Kerala.
Collectively, these mini lorries contained 1,808 tons of metal, worth Rs 3.44 crore in the scrap metal market.
The value of all the vehicles left to rust away for years prior to that could be mind-boggling.
The students say they see no point in detaining the vehicles, which were just instruments in the hands of the accused.
They could be better used for the common good.
They were assisted in their unique project by their teacher, K.C. Satheesan.
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