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Ahmedabad Police Seize Porsche After Reckless Driving Video Surfaces
A video showed a silver Porsche being driven quickly and dangerously on an Ahmedabad road.
Police said the driving happened around 1:30 p.m.
on August 22.
The road was between HCG Hospital and the Law Garden area.
The video later spread widely online.
Police identified the driver as 24-year-old Mohammad Akran Tirmizi.
They said he is a commercial pilot.
Police seized the car, which is registered to his father.
Tirmizi was called to the police station and given a notice while the investigation continues.
Ahmedabad police seized a silver Porsche after a video allegedly showed it being driven recklessly.
The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on August 22 between HCG Hospital and Law Garden.
Police identified the driver as 24-year-old commercial pilot Mohammad Akran Tirmizi.
The car is registered to Tirmizi’s father, Mohammad Ilyas Tirmizi.
Police registered a case under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant Motor Vehicles Act provisions.
- Who
- Ahmedabad’s Navrangpura Police and driver Mohammad Akran Tirmizi, 24.
- What
- Police seized a Porsche and registered a case over allegedly reckless driving shown in a video.
- Where
- The stretch between HCG Hospital and the Law Garden area in Ahmedabad.
- When
- The driving occurred around 1:30 p.m. on August 22; the report was issued August 26.
- Why
- Police acted after a video purportedly showing dangerous driving went viral.
Key facts
- Driver
- Mohammad Akran Tirmizi, 24, identified as a commercial pilot
- Incident date
- August 22, around 1:30 p.m.
- Location
- Between HCG Hospital and Law Garden, Ahmedabad
- Vehicle
- Silver Porsche
- Vehicle owner
- Mohammad Ilyas Tirmizi, the driver’s father
- Police action
- Vehicle seized; FIR registered and driver served a notice
- Legal provisions
- Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant Motor Vehicles Act sections
Quotes
N A Desai
Inspector at Navrangpura Police Station
“We have learned that Tirmizi is a commercial pilot.”
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