Bengaluru: Inebriated biker arrested after scaring family, damaging car
Bengaluru, Aug 20: A biker, in an inebriated state, who had created a scare for a couple with their baby and damaged their car in the city on Monday night has been arrested, police said.
According to police, the accused has been identified as Naveen Reddy (26), a bouncer in a pub in Koramangala.
Police said the incident occurred at Doddakannahalli Junction. Reddy intercepted the car in which the couple was travelling with a child.
The entire incident was filmed and has gone viral. In the video, the couple is heard screaming for help and telling the biker that they have a baby with them.
The biker damaged the wiper of the car and attempted to break the windshield as well.
The passersby who saw the ruckus on the road, caught Reddy and handed him over to the police.
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The incident happened at 10:30pm at street 1522, Doddakannelli Junction! The couple just reached police station! #crime #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/qjDI51Tqb4
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SC asks states to treat rising child trafficking cases as grave; seeks coordinated action
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control.
The court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly in this regard.
“As a court we can monitor, but ultimately the action has to be on the part of the state government, the police, and other agencies. Therefore, this is our humble request”, a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said during the hearing of a plea on Wednesday.
The bench was irked over the "lackadaisical" approach of several states and UTs in implementing a 2025 judgment aimed at dismantling organised trafficking networks.
Justice Viswanathan said the retrieval of children in some cases proves the problem can be tackled, but it requires a level of political and administrative will which is lacking at present.
The verdict, delivered on April 15, 2025, had mandated several institutional reforms, including completion of trials in trafficking cases within six months on a day-to-day basis.
It had also directed strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and improving investigation standards.
Besides asking for setting up of state-level committees to monitor vulnerable trafficking hotspots, it had asked the authorities to treat missing children cases as trafficking unless proven otherwise.
Earlier, the bench had termed the compliance reports filed by a few states as "nothing but an eye wash."
On Wednesday, the bench noted that Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Punjab had still failed to file reports in the prescribed format.
When the home secretary of Madhya Pradesh offered an apology for the lapse, the bench granted a "final opportunity" but warned that continued failure would lead to states being officially branded as "defaulting".
The bench noted that at least 15 states are yet to constitute review committees mandated to identify and monitor trafficking-prone areas.
The matter will now be heard on April 29.
