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Busted for ganja: Biker’s wheelie on street lands him in legal trouble
Busted for ganja: Biker’s wheelie on street lands him in legal trouble
新闻详情:最后更新时间: 2024-09-19 18:42:59
Bengaluru: Every time police nab young bikers pulling off dangerous stunts like wheelies on public roads, they're baffled when alcohol tests come negative. Yet, many riders seem far from sober. Now, suspecting drug use , Bengaluru cops have started testing these thrill-seekers for narcotics. In one such recent crackdown, a 19-year-old stunt biker, who was caught while performing wheelies (where the front wheel of the bike is lifted in the air by the rider) near War Memorial Circle on Annaswamy Mudaliar Road in Ulsoor, got busted after testing positive for ganja , confirming cops' suspicions. Two cases — one by traffic police for riding dangerously on roads and another by law-and-order cops for consuming drugs — have been slapped against the rider. The accused is identified as Chetan Prajwal N, a first-year BCom student and a resident of Gottigere. He came under the police radar when two head constables – Anand H and Vittal S Langoti – from Pulakeshinagar police station spotted him performing stunts on his scooter on the stretch between RBI Junction and War Memorial in the afternoon. The constables chased and caught him. When police asked Prajwal to present his two-wheeler documents and driving licence (DL), he admitted he didn't have a DL. Police then summoned his parents and informed them of his arrest. The scooter was registered in his mother's name. His parents revealed that Prajwal had been arrested for a similar offence the previous year. Despite moving to a new house in hopes of distancing himself from bad influences, his behaviour had not improved. Suspecting that Prajwal was under the influence of drugs, cops, following a directive from joint commissioner of police (traffic) MN Anucheth to subject youths caught performing stunts to tests, took him to a private hospital. The medical report confirmed that Prajwal had consumed ganja, and a case was registered against him by traffic police. Police also found Prajwal riding without a helmet and he had removed the rear registration number plate of the vehicle. During the investigation, Prajwal confessed that he had taken off the rear plate because most traffic violations are recorded using it, and he wanted to avoid detection by traffic surveillance cameras. Upon checking the vehicle's violation history, police discovered 39 pending cases, with a total fine of approximately Rs 19,500. Most of the violations were for riding without a helmet and jumping signals, according to a senior police officer. ————- Box – 1 Stunts while on a high Senior police officers maintain that a good number of bikers, who have been caught performing dangerous stunts on roads, were found to be deep in a tailspin of alcohol or narcotics use. "Most of these stunt bikers are in the age group of 18-22. They ride in groups and are high on drugs. These bikers feel they can get some sort of ‘unknown high' when they consume drugs which make them do death-defying stunts. Most wheelie performers think that, unlike alcohol consumption that can be detected through breathalysers, consumption of drugs cannot be detected by cops," a traffic police officer said. BOX - 2 350 casestill Aug end According to traffic police, they have booked around 350 cases of wheelie stunts across the city till Aug 31 this year. In 2023, police had booked 283 such cases. —— Box - 3 What cops will do when theyfind wheelie offence - Seize the vehicle - Arrest the rider performing wheelie stunts - Seize driving licence and recommend to RTO officials for cancellation - Ifsomeone is caught repeatedly, they will seize the registration certificate and send it to theRTO for cancellation of registration - If minors are caught performing wheelie students, a case will be booked against the parent/guardian/the vehicle owner.