Free-style nuisance returns
Riding high-speed bikes, they create terror in commuters’ minds
nine riders near the lot of noise to deliberately ORGANISED SCAREMONGERS park. scare others. The driving Police say that the riders is too dangerous and The “high-on-speed” menace were on bikes with rash,” said N. Vidya Sagar, to terrorise commuters modified silencers, creating Banjara Hills Traffic in the city. terror in the minds of police inspector, who booked Youngsters riding highend other commuters and case against 16 youngsters bikes like Kawasaki sound pollution in the for the offence on Ninja, Yamaha R1-5 and night. The officials added Saturday night.
Duke RC 390 from different that the youngsters, in “We have booked a case parts of the city connect groups, wander around against them under Section through Whatsapp KBR Park, causing nuisance 184 of the MV Act. and Facebook and conduct by indulging in They will be counselled free-style racing on hooliganism too. and produced before the city roads, mainly “They pre-plan the court. Chargesheets also near the KBR Park, at meetings by connecting will be filed against around midnight without authorities this weekend driving. through social media outlets. them,” said the inspector.
permission from the at Banjara Hills revealed Earlier, in the first week They get together at Despite the traffic authorities. that they got together for of May, police had nabbed a specified spot to begin police taking up several The 'free-style racing’ the event just for fun. as many as 19 bikers the race. Once these riders awareness programmes, includes taking up challenges They revealed that they near the KBR Park while get on the road with youngsters continue to like driving on the have been organising they were performing stunts their powerful and noisy come out on streets to wrong side of the road towards such illegal events on the on bikes late in the bikes, other commuters compete with their pals oncoming traffic. city outskirts. night. feel really terrified. The without caring about the The 16 youngsters, who Police booked cases Last Friday, Jubilee youngsters ride at very safety and concerns of were caught by the against them for dangerous Hills police caught another high speeds and make a others, officials say.