Bengaluru: According to a report in the Indian Express, the CCB police have registered a case for speeding during the lockdown and handed it over to the Bengaluru Traffic Police for further investigation. The city has been under a strict lockdown since July 15 in light of the rise in COVID cases.
The rider was traced from a video and his Yamaha 1000 cc bike was seized according to Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime),. Sources say he was touching 300 kmh in speed on the Electronic city flyover went viral on social media.
The police said that the video was uploaded to the Instagram handle bluebeast46 on July 5. It has so far been viewed by more than 9,000 people on the platform. The handle had also posted similar videos in the past.
This video made viral by the rider.. going at a dangerous speed of almost 300 kmph at Ecity flyover putting his own & others life at risk..CCB traced the rider & seized bike Yamaha 1000 CC.. handed over to traffic.. #drivesafe.. @CPBlr @BlrCityPolice pic.twitter.com/RoC6csoR38
— Sandeep Patil IPS (@ips_patil) July 21, 2020