A video has surfaced from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, in which a minor boy is seen driving an autorickshaw, risking the lives of passengers, while his father is sitting next to him. Police have confiscated the auto.
In Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, a case has come to light of an autorickshaw driver risking the lives of passengers by getting his minor son to drive the auto on the road. Taking cognizance of this video which went viral on social media, Ujjain Traffic Police not only confiscated the auto but also apologized to the accused auto driver with folded hands in the police station.
Taking cognizance of the viral video on social media, the traffic police caught the autorickshaw and its owner, first issued a challan to them and then gave them an explanation and made them write an apology letter. Along with this, he also warned of strict action if caught doing this again in the future. In this case, the traffic police say that driving by a minor is a serious threat not only to his life but also to the life of other pedestrians and passengers. In such cases, strict legal action will be taken under the Motor Vehicles Act.
I also wrote an apology letter
2 days ago in Ujjain city, a video of a minor boy driving an auto full of passengers went viral on social media. After the video went viral, the traffic police seized the auto and issued a challan to the vehicle owner and also made him write an apology letter. During this, the officials made it clear that if in future any vehicle owner allows a minor to drive the vehicle and puts the lives of passengers at risk, then action will be taken to cancel his driving license.
Auto owner folded hands and apologized at the police station
According to the traffic police, the viral video is about two days old. In this, a 14-15 year old minor is seen driving an auto rickshaw full of passengers on Agar Road. After the video surfaced, the police investigated and seized auto number MP-13 AF-7029. Court challan action has also been taken against the auto owner. The auto owner admitted his mistake and folded his hands and said that he was making the child drive the car. He had no idea that the police would catch the car.
LP Singh of Traffic Police said that a few days ago a video of a minor driving an auto had gone viral on social media. Following the instructions of the Superintendent of Police, the auto driver was found and challan action was taken against the auto owner.
Police appeal to citizens
Ujjain Traffic Police has appealed to all the citizens not to allow any minor to drive the vehicle. It is noteworthy that even before this, videos of stunts and overloaded rides on e-rickshaw had gone viral, on which the police had taken strict action.
Autos run in two shifts
About 5 thousand e-rickshaws and autos are running in Ujjain city, due to which there is jam at Mahakal Temple and other places. To avoid this, the traffic police has decided to run autos in 2 shifts and has also issued unique IDs. From time to time, the traffic police also takes action against stunt and overloaded rides on autos and e-rickshaws. However, due to lack of strict action, the morale of the drivers remains high, due to which such incidents keep coming to the fore. Let us tell you that even a few months ago, the lives of passengers were put at risk by running an e-rickshaw on two wheels. The police had issued a challan against him also and released him.
Report – Vijendra Yadav
