Navi Mumbai: A 24-year-old youth from Mumbai was booked by the NRI coastal police for performing a dangerous bike wheelie stunt on the stretch of Palm Beach Road on Saturday past midnight.Devendra Pol, senior of NRI coastal police station, said, “After the video clip of the bike stunt went viral on social media, taking cognisance of the offence, an FIR was registered against the biker. He was booked under relevant sections of BNS for rash or negligent driving, along with Motor Vehicle Act sections for dangerous driving.” Constable Amit Surve said, “The bike stunt viral video’s complaint was received by the police team monitoring the social media to keep a check on illegal activities. Accordingly, an FIR was registered on April 3. The incident was recorded on April 1 around 10.45 pm.” Pol said, “From the bike’s registration number, the accused was traced to his Goregaon residence. He has been identified as Arpan Arup Niyogi, who is a contract worker. He was detained and after registering an FIR, his sports bike was seized. He was served with a notice directing him to co-operate in police investigation and to remain present in court. We have written to the RTO seeking suspension of his bike riding licence.”
