I have been routinely using the yellow line to communte to work since it opened in August 2025. I board from the Ragigudda metro station and usually park my scooter in the metro station premises. The parking is currently free and not leased out to any vendors. On 28th April 2026, I parked my scooter (black Honda Dio 2014 model) at around 8:30 AM in the parking lot attached to the metro station on the JP Nagar side. When I returned at 6 PM, I couldn't find my scooter in the parking lot (and no I did not leave the key in the scooter!). After checking the whole area again, I informed the metro security and their supervisor. They said that I would have to go to the police, because the parking is currently at owners risk and they did not even have CCTV cameras in that direction yet! I then went to Jayanagar police station to file a complaint. The procedure took a couple of days. Here are the steps:
Register your complaint with your name, address, and vehicle details at the station
The station will then send police personnel to the area to check around and cross-verify that the reported stolen vehicle is not there
An FIR will be filed. For which you will need your RC book and insurance details. My vehicle was registered under my name. (I am unsure of the procedure if the vehicle is not registered in the complainants name).
After that, the police in charge of filing the FIR and the sub-inspector of the police station will visit the area. You will have to bring two witnesses (not direct family members). The witnesses will have to sign a document saying that what you reported is true. A video recording will then be taken at the site, with the police, you and the witnesses
I wanted to put up this post because: even though the metro parking was free, as it was in the metro premises, I thought it was safe, which is not true. The security of NammaMetro does not have responsibility for the vehicles parked there. And the procedure for the FIR is tedious, you will have to take atleast a day off from work and find friends/others who are willing to accompany you as witnesses.