Mumbai: Vakola police on Wednesday booked 12 motorcyclists for allegedly performing stunts on the main road, rash driving and attempting to run over police personnel on Tuesday at Agripada Bridge in Santacruz (E). Police detained one biker, identified as Salman Shaikh (20), a resident of Meghwadi, who tried to run over a constable and abandoned his bike before speeding away on his friend’s motorcycle after the incident.On March 17 at 7 am, the police control room received information that several motorcyclists were riding at high speed on the northbound stretch of the Western Express Highway. Constable Satish Todankar, attached to the Vakola police station, and other police personnel reached the Agripada Bridge ascent and set up a nakabandi.Police said they soon noticed around 50 to 60 motorcyclists riding at very high speed towards Vile Parle. On spotting the police, some bikers accelerated and attempted to flee, while others tried to escape via alternate routes.During the operation, one motorcyclist allegedly attempted to run over Todankar. The biker then crossed the divider, abandoned his motorcycle at the spot, and fled by riding pillion on another bike. Police seized the abandoned motorcycle.During the investigation, Shaikh was later detained and told police that he, along with his friends Javed, Farhan Topa, Appi, Balli, Mohsin Ansari, Sunil Pangya, Altaf, Vishal, Tofiq Shaikh alias Potar, Ayush, Kaif Shaikh, and others, gathered in Goregaon and rode towards Bandra-Worli Sea Link, engaging in rash driving and performing stunts.
