The city police have arrested six Hyderabad-based bike racers on the charge of performing stunts on the National Highway in violation of the traffic rules and the Motor Vehicles Act.
The accused, some of them students, were booked under Section 336 r/w 34 IPC (endangering life or personal safety of others) and produced in the court, DCP-II Nawab Jaan told the media here on Tuesday.
The DCP said the KTM bikes company, as part of its efforts to promote its range of vehicles, had observed Orange Day on June 10 at the Adventure Club located at Tadepalli in Guntur district after obtaining permission from the Mangalagiri police.
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Members of the Road Rapperz, a racing association, had participated in the the promotional activity.
After the event and on their way back to Hyderabad, the racers — A. Nikhil; A. Shiva; M. Mahesh; Ch. Srinivas Praveen; N. Raghuram; and S. Ranjith — had performed the stunts.
“A person took video of the dangerous stunts and posted it on some social media sites. Following a complaint, the Krishnalanka police have registered a case and arrested the racers,” South Zone ACP K. Srinivas said.
