Actor arrested?
In Maharashtra, actors are facing a significant financial burden when trying to evade toll charges, only to be later humiliated. In an attempt to avoid paying toll, the actor resorted to a certain action, resulting in his subsequent arrest by the police.
Actor arrested for Following CM Eknath Shinde’s Convoy?
Actually, a 30-year-old actor, who created videos on social media, reportedly utilized Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s convoy to evade toll payment on the Bandra Worli ‘Sea Link’ in Mumbai. The actor connected his car to CM Shinde’s convoy, allowing his vehicle to pass alongside the Chief Minister’s convoy without having to pay the toll. However, this strategy has boomeranged on the actor as he was apprehended. A police officer shared this update on Wednesday.
The Accussed is named ‘Shubham Kumar’
As per an official from Bandra police station, Shubham Kumar, the accused individual, was travelling in a car with his family members. The official mentioned that on Monday, the accused had parked his vehicle behind the cars in the Chief Minister’s convoy on the VIP lane (toll free) at the Sea Link toll plaza. A traffic police officer on duty gestured for him to halt.
Bandra Police Arrested him!
The police officer added that despite the traffic police constable signalling, the actor refused to stop and was eventually apprehended near Worli. Subsequently, he was handed over to the Bandra Police, who then proceeded to arrest him.
Actor did this to Avoid Paying Tolls?
During interrogation, the police came to know that the accused had taken the help of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s convoy to avoid toll. Police also said that a case has been registered against Shubham Kumar under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Motor Vehicles Act.
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- Vriti Parekh