Watch: Biker touches almost 300 kmph during Bengaluru lockdown; arrested for speeding

The CCB police have registered a case 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 and his Yamaha 1000 cc bike(above) was seized.

The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Tuesday arrested a person for speeding during lockdown, after a video of him touching speeds of nearly 300 kmph on the Electronic city flyover went viral on social media.

According to Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), the rider was traced and his Yamaha 1000 cc bike seized. The arrested person is identified as 29-year-old Muniyappa.

The police said that the viral 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.

Bengaluru police arrested a person who rode a bike at a high speed of almost 300 kmph on Electronic city flyover during the lockdown. The video was viral on social media. Central Crime Branch Police traced the rider and seized the bike-Yamaha 1000 cc. pic.twitter.com/tVg2cxVVEP

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) July 21, 2020

The CCB police have registered a case 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.

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