Overview
- The trio, arrested Monday after a viral clip showed drinking on a moving bike, were booked and then released on station bail.
- The video captured triple riding between BTM Layout and Jayadeva Junction around 10 pm Sunday, with one pillion drinking from a beer bottle and at least two riders without helmets.
- Police said they traced the vehicle using CCTV and the registration number, filed an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for negligent riding, and added Motor Vehicles Act and Karnataka Police Act sections for public drinking at Mico Layout station.
- Officers identified the accused as orthopaedic doctors Dhanush S (Sapthagiri Medical College), Apoorva (Vydehi Hospital), and Avinash (Chamundeshwari Medical College), and said the three told them they had been celebrating completion of their MS degrees.
- Bengaluru’s police chief announced a special enforcement drive in response, directing teams to document violations and seize vehicles, and recent checks from March 16–22 logged 634 drunk-driving cases and 122 speeding cases across the city.