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A video showing a man smoking in a moving autorickshaw and hurting a biker passing by in Bengaluru is being widely shared over the internet. The video shared by the biker Sheikh Moin captured a heated argument between him and the commuter in the autorickshaw in the J P Nagar area of the Karnataka capital.
Sharing the video on X, Moin wrote, “5:59pm 7th Apr – Jp nagar 5th phase. This passenger in auto was chilling out smoking in public while his hand was out of the auto which touch my leg while the auto driver passed by me. When questioned I was pushed aside almost crashed me to footpath.”
“Vehicle KA 04 AM 8321 Offender claims to have spoken to @BlrCityPolice and provided my details. Not sure if it isn’t clear to this person that it’s illegal to smoke in public and create nuisance,” he added.
Moin said he dialled the emergency phone number and got a quick response from the local police, however, the commuter fled before the police arrived at the location.
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Responding to the post, Bengaluru City Police wrote, “Noted, we have informed to concerned Police officers.”
The video caught the internet’s attention on the platform, triggering a debate. “But the question why u were driving so close to the rickshaw that it touched u, drive with some distance,” said a user. Another user wrote, “Just a few sorry and thank you would have solved this situation then and there. From where I see, it’s ego clash. Nothing else.”
“There is no scope of burn. This is happening because of helmet camera…. Lol… Now a days people have problems with everything,” the third user wrote. “I have seen this many times. Unnecessary smoke for others,” another user reacted.
