Srinagar: Police have detained a motorcyclist for reckless and dangerous driving in the Lal Bazar area, following a viral Facebook video that drew public attention to the incident near GD Goenka School, Omer Colony.
The rider, identified as Khalid Manzoor Bhat, son of Manzoor Ahmed Bhat and a resident of Sikhbagh, Lal Bazar, was apprehended by Police Station Lal Bazar. He was found riding without a helmet and in a manner deemed hazardous to public safety.
Police have seized the motorcycle and legal proceedings against the individual have been initiated, a police press release said.