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Five minor boys on single scooter booked after viral video
Five minor boys were apprehended by Khairtabad Police in Hyderabad on Wednesday after a video of them riding a single two-wheeler near Lakdikapul went viral. The vehicle owner has also been booked. All five will be produced before a juvenile court, a police official said.
The Instagram video, posted on August 18 by nenu.navlogs, gained 1 million views within a day and was widely reposted. The creator later clarified he posted it to alert police, not for virality. He said the boys' parents asked him to delete it after the boys received police counselling.
The video was briefly removed from the original poster's page but remains available.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Under the Motor Vehicles Act, a two-wheeler's registration allows only the rider and one pillion. Carrying three extra minors, none of whom can legally hold a driving licence, is a triple violation: overloading, unlicensed driving, and endangering minors. Juvenile courts typically order community service or counselling for first-time child offenders. The vehicle owner, who likely lent the scooter, faces a compounding fee and possible licence suspension. Hyderabad traffic police have intensified social-media surveillance after similar reckless-riding videos emerged in the past year. A stricter deterrent, impounding the vehicle, may await repeat offenders.
Source: siasat.com
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