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Chennai, September 18: A video of a policeman intercepting a bicycle of a schoolboy in Tamil Nadu's Eriyur has gone viral on social media. The person who shot the video assumed that the teenager was fined by the cop for riding bicycle without wearing a helmet. The video was uploaded on social media mentioning that Sub-inspector Subramani fined the boy Rs 2000 for riding his bicycle without wearing a helmet. The police, however, denied the claim. Bullock Cart Owner Fined Rs 1000 Under Motor Vehicles Act in Uttarakhand, Challan Cancelled As Cops Can't Penalise Bullock Cart As Per Rule.
Vikram, 16, was on his way home from school when Sub-inspector Subramani stopped him. Subramani said that he had stopped Vikram because he was riding the bicycle without placing his hands on the handlebar. An onlooker shot a video of the incident from his terrace. In the video, the Sub-inspector seen locking the cycle and taking it to the side of the road. The video also showed that a person had ridden a motorcycle without wearing a helmet moments before Vikram was stopped. Auto Driver Fined Rs 1000 in Bihar For Not Wearing Seat Belt Under New Motor Vehicles Act, Know Why.
"This happened on Monday evening and let me explain. We cannot catch all the vehicles, we catch few and some vehicles drive past... So, in this case, I saw the boy riding hands-free, and closely behind the two-wheeler rider. If I intercepted the two-wheeler, there was a chance that the two-wheeler rider would have tried to take a U-turn to escape and the boy on the cycle would have got knocked down," Subramani was quoted by The Hindu as saying.
"On seeing that Vikram was riding a bicycle without holding the handlebar, the SI had chided him and asked him to bring his parents," said SP P Rajan. The police also dismissed rumours that the boy was detained and penalised for not wearing a helmet while riding his cycle. "The SI has done his duty and he did not impose any fine for not wearing helmet,” Rajan clarified.
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A Sub-inspector fined a student Rs 2000 for riding his bicycle without wearing a helmet.
The schoolboy was stopped and chided for riding bicycle without placing his hands on the handlebar.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 18, 2019 11:20 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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