The Bengaluru visitors police have booked the motive force of a automobile concerned in an incident the place a younger boy, who had his head outdoors the automobile’s sunroof, was hit by a visitors barrier meant to dam heavy automobiles.
The video of the incident on September 7, the place a younger boy seemingly suffered a heavy blow to his head because the automobile he was travelling in went underneath the visitors barrier on the GKVK Highway within the Vidyaranyapuram space of North Bengaluru, went viral on social media.
The incident drew widespread criticism on account of the negligence of the dad and mom of the boy, who had allowed him to face within the automobile together with his head outdoors the sunroof.
The visitors police tracked down the proprietor of the automobile, recognized as Ok M Kitty, primarily based on the automobile’s registration plate seen within the video. The police additionally registered a case on September 8 towards the motive force underneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita clauses of 125 (a) for a rash or negligent act that endangers human life or the protection of others, and underneath Part 281 for rash driving.
The police discovered that the boy concerned within the incident had not suffered any severe accidents, and didn’t require to be taken to a hospital. The Yelahanka visitors police, who’ve taken up a case, have reported after chatting with the automobile proprietor that the kid “has not suffered hurt in any approach”.
“The kid didn’t should be taken to the hospital and is comfy at his dwelling,” states the police FIR, which recommends penal motion towards the automobile driver.
Final yr, a resident of Ok R Puram in East Bengaluru was fined ₹1,000 for letting his youngsters stick their heads out of the sunroof whereas driving his automobile on the Marathahalli essential highway. A fellow motorist captured the incident and posted it on social media, tagging the police.
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The video prompted swift motion from the HAL Visitors Police Station, which traced the automobile proprietor and imposed a nice for “rash and negligent” driving.
The visitors police had issued a warning on the time towards permitting passengers to stay their our bodies out of the sunroofs of shifting automobiles.