Udupi: A case has been registered against a pick-up truck driver for reckless driving and violating permit rules, after a video surfaced on social media, showing him transporting 8 to 10 children standing in the back of the vehicle.
The incident occurred on Thursday, at approximately 7.30pm. The vehicle was traveling from Mangaluru towards Udupi along NH-66 near the Katapady underpass, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Kaup police station. Taking cognisance of the circulating video, Kaup police registered a case on Friday under Sections 281 and 125 of the BNS, Section 66 read with 192(A) and Section 100 read with 177 of the IMV Act.
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The driver was operating the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner, posing a severe threat to human life, according to the viral footage. Police have seized the vehicle involved in the incident, and further investigation is under way. Download the TOI App.