Srinagar : Police on Friday said that it has detained a motorcyclist for reckless and dangerous driving in the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city, following a viral Facebook video that drew public attention to the incident near GD Goenka School, Omer Colony.
In a statement issued from party zonal police headquarters Srinagar police said that the said rider, identified as Khalid ManzoorBhat S/o Manzoor Ahmed BhatR/o Sikhbagh, Lal Bazar, was apprehended by Police Station LalBazar, Stating therein that he was found riding without a helmet and in a manner deemed hazardous to public safety.
Stating that motorcycle was seized and subsequently legal proceedings against the individual were initiated Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement appealed people to report instances of unsafe driving and reiterate commitment to maintain road safety through strict enforcement of traffic laws and prompt action against violators.
