A group which had been creating havoc in Rajajinagar, Malleswaram and Basaveshwarnagar areas by indulging in drag racing and doing dangerous wheelie stunts has been nabbed.
Babu Irugamareddy, 28, a mechanic from Kurubarahalli; Balaji, 19, of L N Pura; Imraan, 25, a mechanic from Laggere; and Kaushik, 23, of Mahalakshmipuram, are the arrested.
Balaji is pursuing PUC, while Kaushik is a call centre employee, said the police.
Four bikes have been recovered from them.
The Rajajinagar traffic police had constituted a special team after they received complaints of drag racing and wheelie. Though the four were not known to each other, they often indulged in such acts on S Nijalingappa Road. Many patients, women and elderly persons had lodged complaints with the police about the nuisance between 11 am and 2 pm. Plainclothesmen arrested them, said the police.
“We booked them under IMV 190 (using vehicle in unsafe condition) and IPC Section 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way). They indulged in reckless driving and never wore helmets. They were produced before the court and were remanded in judicial custody till April 8.
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