Mumbai, April 3: A man has been arrested for allegedly performing dangerous motorcycle stunts in full public view in Maharashtra's Mumbai, the police said on Sunday.
Officials said that the accused, identified as Faiyaz Qadri, was arrested by BKC police after a video of him performing a 'wheelie' stunt with two women seated on his two-wheeler in Mumbai streets went viral on social media on March 30. Bike Stunt On Mumbai Roads: BKC Police Register Case Against Three Youths After Video of Them Performing Dangerous Stunts Go Viral.
The video showed the man performing a bike stunt with two pillion riders, one in front and the other in the rear without a helmet. On March 31, a case under IPC section 308 (Attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder) was registered at BKC Police station against Faiyaz and the two women on the basis of the video.
Viral Video of Bike Stunt:
dangerous Stunt with 2 pillion rider one in front & one at rear,
no helmet & doing whilly !
they know that Mumbai roads hv became #PotholesFree now...!
pls catch him @MTPHereToHelp
bike reg no. is Mh01DH5987 pic.twitter.com/tvYeRMDR39
— @PotholeWarriors Foundation💙 #RoadSafety🇮🇳🛵🛣 (@PotholeWarriors) March 30, 2023
According to the Mumbai Police, the accused Faiyaz Qadri was arrested in Saki Naka by the BKC police under whose jurisdiction the incident took place. "Police arrested him from his Antop Hill residence, based on the bike's registration number. Upon investigation, it was found that the video is of December 2022," Mumbai police said. Video: Youth Pulls Off Dangerous Bike Stunt on Busy Road in Rampur, UP Police Initiate Action After Clip Goes Viral.
Mumbai Man Arrested After Video Of His Dangerous Bike Stunt With Two Women Goes Viral
"The accused has a criminal history and was also externed from Wadala TT PS limits for a year," police said while adding that efforts to identify and trace the two women are on.
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