Ghaziabad (UP): Two men who were allegedly performing stunts with an SUV allotted to a government official posted in Ghaziabad were detained on Thursday, police said.
A purported video of the stunt shows a car with the blue beacon switched on surfaced online. The car allotted to a naib tehsildar posted in Sadar Tehsil in Ghaziabad.
The incident occurred on NH-9 in Vijay Nagar police station area on Wednesday night, police said.
"We have detained one Ashu, his friend Piryanshu, who was in the car and issued a challan of Rs 25,000. Further investigations are underway," said DCP city zone Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Police said the vehicle was parked by the driver, Sanjay Kumar, when his son Ashu drove away with his friend Piryanshu.
After checking the documents, the traffic police found that the vehicle was allotted by Ghaziabad Development Authority to a naib tehsildar.
The accused confessed that they had performed a stunt on the government vehicle, police said.
Published 05 September 2024, 16:46 IST