THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of repeated incidents of children getting locked inside parked cars accidentally or otherwise, the state transport commissioner has issued a circular asking motor vehicles department officials to take action against parents or owners of vehicles in such cases.In the circular issued on September 19, transport commissioner S Aananthakrishnan , has asked the officials to take action on the basis of the central motor vehicle rules. "There are repeated incidents being noticed across the state, the latest one being reported from Ernakulam ," the transport commissioner said.Usually people leave children inside the vehicle with window glasses rolled up, resulting in the kid inside getting suffocated. The circular said if the child was left inside the car with the air conditioner on and engine running, there was the chance of gas leakage from the AC duct, endangering those inside. There was also the chance of the child releasing the hand break or changing the gear, leading to accidents, the circular pointed out. Also, the chances of vehicle theft are high when the engine is left running.The commissioner instructed that the action should be taken in all such cases and special care on this matter should be taken during vehicle checking under the rule 21 sub-section 15 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules. The licence of the concerned person could be cancelled for leaving a child locked inside a vehicle, he added.