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Similar Fortuner Stunt Surfaces After Pune Highway Reel Incident
A Toyota Fortuner was allegedly placed across a busy road in Chakan while someone filmed a social media video.
Other drivers had to slow down and move around it.
The video spread widely online.
Chakan MIDC is a busy industrial area with many vehicles.
The incident happened only days after a similar stunt near Bavdhan.
In that earlier case, police said SUVs had blocked or slowed highway traffic for filming.
Four people were booked, and two Fortuners were seized.
Police now need to determine who was involved in the Chakan incident and whether action should be taken.
A Toyota Fortuner was allegedly positioned across a busy road in Chakan MIDC for a social media reel.
The stunt reportedly forced other vehicles to slow down and navigate around the SUV.
The driver’s identity and whether police have registered a case remain unclear.
The incident followed a similar SUV filming stunt near Bavdhan on August 27.
Police previously booked four people, detained two men, and seized two Fortuners in the Bavdhan case.
- Who
- An unidentified Fortuner driver is allegedly involved; a separate Bavdhan case involved four people.
- What
- A Toyota Fortuner was allegedly positioned across a road to film a social media reel.
- Where
- Chakan MIDC near Pune; the earlier incident occurred on the Pune-Bengaluru Highway near Bavdhan.
- When
- The Chakan incident surfaced days after the August 27 Bavdhan incident.
- Why
- The vehicle was allegedly used to create social media content, obstructing traffic and raising road-safety concerns.
Key facts
- Reported location
- Chakan MIDC, Pune
- Vehicle involved
- Toyota Fortuner
- Alleged activity
- Blocking a busy road while filming a social media reel
- Earlier incident
- SUV filming stunt near Bavdhan on August 27
- Earlier police action
- Four people were booked and two men were detained
- Vehicles seized
- Two Toyota Fortuners were seized in the Bavdhan case
- Current status
- The Chakan driver’s identity and police case status were not immediately clear
Sources
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