Delhi-registered SUV was being pushed rashly close to the Dalit Prerna Sthal.

Noida:

Police arrested 4 school college students and issued a challan of Rs 25,500 for violating site visitors norms on Friday, a day after movies of a automotive being pushed rashly in Noida was broadly circulated on social media, officers mentioned.

The police additionally impounded the black-colour Mahindra Scorpio and initiated authorized proceedings for cancellation of the automobile’s registration in addition to the driving license of the person who was driving the automobile, they mentioned.

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A police spokesperson mentioned the Delhi-registered SUV was being pushed rashly close to the Dalit Prerna Sthal which falls beneath the Part 1 police station space on Thursday.

The police motion got here after purported movies of the rash driving with a number of different automobiles close-by went viral on social media on Thursday.

“The 4 accused concerned within the episode have been arrested. They’ve been recognized as Anshul, Tushar, Himanshu and Harjeet – all aged between 20 and 22,” the police spokesperson mentioned.

Whereas the motive force has been booked beneath Indian Penal Code part 279 (rash driving), the challan of Rs 25,500 towards the 4 accused has been issued beneath CrPC part 151, in accordance with the police.

“The Scorpio has been impounded. A report has been despatched to the regional transport officer (RTO) to provoke proceedings for cancellation of the automotive’s registration in addition to the motive force’s driving license,” the spokesperson mentioned.

The challan has been despatched to the native court docket and additional authorized proceedings are underway, the police added.

The motion on rash driving comes at a time when the UP Police is holding a particular month-long marketing campaign for street security consciousness.

UP witnessed hundreds of street crashes and fatalities over time. In 2022, Gautam Buddh Nagar district recorded over 400 street crash deaths, in accordance with official figures.

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