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RAJOURI NOVEMBER 10 :–Jammu and Kashmir police in Rajouri district has booked and arrested driver of a minibus (passenger vehicle) for overloading and endangering lives of people.
A team of Manjakote police station headed by SHO Manjakote Abrar Khan was on routine patrolling on highway stretch in the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station when a passenger vehicle JK12C 8960, minibus, was intercepted and found overloaded with passengers.
During checking, the vehicle was found loaded with total forty five passengers with twenty were over the approved capacity,eight passengers were sitting in driver cabin while a few were hanging in exit door.
The overloading of passengers in such a manner was thereby endangering the lives of people.
Taking a strong note of it, driver and owner of vehicle namely Mohd Yaseen resident of Manjakote Kakora has been booked in case FIR No. 104/2023 U/S 279/336 IPC for his rash, negligent and dangerous act, which endangered the safety of passengers.
He was arrested from the spot and Rajouri Police appeals everyone to adhere to the traffic rules and regulations and not to indulge in acts that can endanger lives else stern action will be initiated.