The Gautam Budh Nagar traffic police have initiated the identification of people engaged in stunt driving, police mentioned. They added that the traffic police will subsequently talk with the Regional Transport Places of work (RTOs) in Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states, urging the suspension of licenses for these violators underneath the Motor Car Act.
Anil Kumar Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (Traffic), mentioned, “The traffic police will determine people concerned in stunt driving inside the metropolis and suggest to the RTOs the suspension of their licenses. This action goals to ship a robust societal message.”
In most cases, these stunts are executed to create movies with the intention of accruing subscribers or likes on social media platforms. When the Built-in Safety Traffic Administration System (ISTMS) police grow to be conscious of such offences by means of social media or various sources, a police staff stationed on the Command Management Room workplace points a web based challan upon affirmation of the authenticity of the video.
A senior police official, conscious of the matter mentioned, “Stunt driving inside the metropolis constitutes a critical offence, warranting stringent measures against those that carry out such acts in public areas. Upon figuring out cases of stunt driving, it got here to our consideration {that a} important variety of people possessed licenses from different states as properly. In such instances, the traffic police will correspond with the related RTOs to request license suspension.”
In a current incident, police arrested 4 males on Thursday for performing stunts atop a transferring SUV in an inebriated situation within the Sector 24 locality on Wednesday night time, police mentioned.
The occupants of the automotive had been recognized as Shivam, 20, Abhay Singh, 21, residents of Sector 53, and Ajay Sen, 23, alongside together with his brother Vikas Sen, 22, residents of Rudra Enclave in Higher Noida.
Ankur Chaudhary, sub-inspector of Sector 24, mentioned, “Round 10.30 pm on Wednesday, throughout our routine checks close to the 21-25 crossing (Adobe crossing), a rushing SUV carrying three youths who had been climbing onto the automotive’s rooftop whereas taking part in loud music got here into view.”
“Upon recognizing the police, they accelerated, however we pursued and intercepted them a brief distance away. Initially, we presumed their actions had been restricted to stunts, however upon inspection, we found Haryana hallmarked liquor and beer bottles of their possession,” mentioned SI Chaudhary.
SI Chaudhary added, “On the time of the incident, Shivam was driving the SUV, of which he’s the proprietor. The opposite three people had been answerable for performing the stunts.” He additional added that 10 liquor bottles, 19 beer cans, and an empty liquor bottle had been seized alongside the car.
The 4 males had been booked underneath related sections of the Excise Act, whereas the SUV was seized underneath the Motor Car Act, police mentioned.