Man who drove on Mumbai roads with 7 kids on his scooter traced, arrested | Watch

A man seen in a viral video carrying seven children pillion passengers on a scooter was arrested in Mumbai. The accused identified as Munnavvar Shah is seen riding his scooter with two children standing in front, three others riding pillion and two others standing on the vehicle's crash guard. None of them was seen wearing helmets.

The locals shared the video on Twitter tagging Mumbai Police, which led to the arrest five days after the incident which happened on June 20, 2023. Further probe revealed that the rider who runs a coconut shop, had four of his children and three kids from his neighbourhood on his scooter.

“Not the ride we support! This rider had put the life of all pillion riders and others in danger. A serious offence u/sec 308 IPC for an attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against the accused rider”, the Mumbai traffic tweeted after sharing a blurred image of the man and his scooter.

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, every year, approximately 1.5 lakh people die in road accidents in India.