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Steps taken to prevent bikers from performing stunts in India

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 23 2013 | 6:47 PM IST
The city police today told the Delhi High Court that a drive against "rowdy bikers" was initiated and steps were taken to prevent the bikers from performing stunts in public places including India Gate area.
Filing an affidavit before the bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Manmohan, Deputy Comissioner of Police G S Awana said "a comprehensive drive against these rowdy bikers was initiated at India Gate and near-by areas on a daily basis.
"Barricades are erected, police personnel are deployed on pickets, joint checking by teams consisting of staff of PCR Traffic Police and local police are conducted especially on weekends to check all such bikers found indulging in violation of traffic rules and involved in illegal activities like doing stunts etc."
Claiming that strict action is being taken if such an incident was found or reported, police said "in view the propensity of youth to indulge in stunt biking during certain religious occasions an initiative was taken up by police to seek co-operation from respected religious persons as well as other respectable persons of the society to dissuade the youths from indulging in stunt biking."
The agency also claimed that during this drive, 3898 vehicles have been challaned and 475 vehicles have been impound under the provision of Motor Vehicle Act by the police from June 25 till October 11,2013.
In addition, police said 13 cases were registered against the bikers who indulged in hooliganism at various police stations of New Delhi and Central districts and 18 persons have been arrested and 12 bikes seized during the drive.
The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Hari Kishan Dayal, a city-based retired professor, who said he was aggrieved by "lawlessness" in Delhi and the "vulnerability" of men and women here due to such bikers.

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First Published: Oct 23 2013 | 6:47 PM IST

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