Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Sharma take lift on motorbikes
Mumbai Police impose fine on riders for helmet rule violation
Mumbai, May 17: The Mumbai Police have imposed fine on riders of two motorcycles for not wearing helmet while offering lift to Bollywood actors Amitabha Bachchan and Anushka Sharma on the city roads, an official said on Wednesday.
"Amitabh and Anushka both have been fined through their riders for bike ride without helmets on Mumbai roads," a senior police official told PTI.
The fines were imposed in the two separate incidents after some people pointed out on social media that the riders violated the mandatory helmet rule, he said.
The Mumbai Traffic Police uploaded on their Twitter handle copies of the challans issued on Tuesday against riders of both the vehicles.
Actor Anushka Sharma was recently seen riding pillion on a motorbike, with both the riders without helmet.
Netizens criticised it and some people had brought it to the notice of Mumbai Police by tagging the clips on the police's Twitter handle.
Taking cognisance of it, the police issued a challan against the vehicle rider along with a fine of Rs 10,500, the official said.
"Challan has been issued under Sec 129/194(D), Sec 5/180 & Sec 3(1)181 MV Act to the driver along with a fine of Rs.10500 and been paid by the offender," Mumbai Traffic Police tweeted along with a copy of the challan.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was also a few days back seen taking lift on a motorbike to travel amid the city traffic.
He had shared pictures of the ride on his social media account and the riders were seen without helmet.
Netizens pointed out that the rider and the actor were not wearing helmet, following which the Mumbai Police said they had shared this information with the traffic branch.
The traffic police in a tweet late Tuesday night said, "Challan has been issued under section 129/194(D) of MV ACT along with fine of Rs 1000 and it is been paid by the offender."
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Challan has been issued u/s 129/194(D) of MV ACT along with fine of Rs 1000 & it is been paid by the offender. https://t.co/vfEsPD3G0T pic.twitter.com/bRcpjuWrNR
— Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) May 16, 2023
Challan has been issued under Sec 129/194(D), Sec 5/180 & Sec 3(1)181 MV act to the driver along with an fine of Rs. 10500 & been paid by the offender. https://t.co/aLp6JEstLO pic.twitter.com/Br0ByHZk4T
— Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) May 16, 2023
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MUDA case: Court reserves verdict in ED's petition challenging Lokayukta 'B' report
Bengaluru: The Special Court for People's Representatives, which heard the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the Lokayukta 'B' Report that stated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had no role in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) illegal land allotment case, has reserved its verdict.
During the hearing, the Lokayukta's lawyer said that the petition filed by the ED is not allowed under the law. There is no clarity about the investigation in the ED's petition. The ED had given a letter and 27 documents to the Lokayukta police. Based on these documents, the Lokayukta Investigating Officer filed the 'B' Report.
The ED's letter was also leaked to the media. This letter and the documents are included on page 646 of the charge sheet. The Lokayukta Investigating Officer's opinion has also been recorded. The ED is not an aggrieved party and does not have the right to question the 'B' Report. The ED is not allowed to file such an interim application, lawyer Venkatesh Arabatdi argued, citing a Supreme Court verdict.
“The Lokayukta Investigating Officer examined all the documents collected by the police and others and gave their opinion. If the ED, a third party, is allowed to intervene, it will create complications,” lawyer Venkatesh Arabatdi urged, requesting that the ED's application not be considered.
Later, ED lawyer Madhukar Deshpande argued that the ED is a statutory informant under Section 66(2) of the PMLA Act. The ED’s powers were clarified in the Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary case. Judgments in the Martin and Nagaraj cases in 2022 also upheld the ED's powers. The Supreme Court ruled that ED and local police investigations should be complementary. In such cases, the aggrieved person does not need to be directly affected. The ED can also file a complaint against the 'B' Report, he argued.
following which, the lawyer for the complainant, Snehamayi Krishna, argued that if any person provides information, they should be considered a witness.
But while the Lokayukta police gave one version, the ED gave another. The Lokayukta said the police had not considered the ED's report.
The court, after hearing all arguments, reserved its order for April 15.
