GHAZIABAD: Despite several attempts, police have failed to check stunts, dancing and birthday celebrations on the elevated road in Ghaziabad, which has become a new nuisance. The latest two videos, which went viral on social media platforms, show a woman dancing in front of a car and a man doing stunts on a bike. The traffic police, based on the car registration number, issued a challan to the car owner, while police filed an FIR against the unidentified woman after a complaint from the traffic department. The traffic police said they would also take action against the man soon.The video of the woman dancing in a black dress to the title song of the Bollywood movie Bhagam Bhag in front of a red Swift car went viral on Sunday, after which police started an investigation and found the video had been shot on the elevated road.On Sunday evening, the traffic police issued a challan of Rs 17,000 to the car owner, Bheem Singh, a resident of Lohiya Nagar, Ghaziabad. Poonam Mishra, ACP of Sahibabad, said that based on a complaint from the traffic police, cops filed an FIR against the woman under IPC Section 336 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) on Sunday night.On Monday, the other video shot on the elevated road went viral. It showed a man doing bike stunts and attempting to drive on the divider. Ramanand Kushwaha, ADCP (traffic), said they are now checking the video and will act against the man soon.On the other hand, police arrested a man on Sunday for allegedly making a video on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway in the area under the Masuri police station jurisdiction. The video, which went viral on Saturday, shows the accused, Anuj Singh (29), a resident of Noorpur village in Masuri, Ghaziabad, driving a Bullet using one hand and holding a beer can in the other hand. Haryanvi music plays in the video. The traffic police, based on the bike registration number, traced the bike owner, Surendra Kumar, the father of Anuj, and issued a challan of Rs 31,000 to him. Police later arrested Anuj under CrPc section 151.According to the police, youths make these videos to become famous on social media platforms. Other commuters often stop their vehicles or slow down to see such acts, increasing the chances of collisions.On December 14, 2022, three people, including a couple, died after being hit by a train in the Kallu Garhi area of Masuri. Initial police investigation revealed that at the time of the incident, the deceased persons were making reels for social media and didn’t see the train coming.Experts said the lack of CCTV cameras and enforcement is why youths make these videos on the elevated road or DME.In 2022, police arrested over 40 people for making videos or carrying out celebrations on roads, while traffic police issued challans to over 95 offenders for making stunt reels. From January 1 to January 21, 2023, traffic police issued challans to five people for such offences.“To prevent such incidents, the ITMS project is key. We have selected 158 spots to install cameras and tried to cover all areas so that people have the fear that they will get challans when they think about shooting videos on roads. As a temporary solution, we have formed five teams to patrol the elevated road to check these offences. The traffic police are also taking help from the local police to control the stunts and video shoots on the DME,” ADCP traffic said.
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