Overview
- A video that circulated on May 29 showed West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh riding a luxury superbike inside Eco Park in New Town with a pillion passenger and neither wearing a helmet.
- Multiple outlets report the motorcycle is a premium touring model priced at about ₹53 lakh, a detail that drew sharp online comment about contrast with government calls for austerity and fuel savings.
- The clip spread rapidly on X and other social platforms and prompted users to question whether politicians face the same traffic enforcement that ordinary riders do.
- So far there has been no major public clarification from Ghosh and no reported enforcement action or official probe into the incident.
- The episode follows a 2024 video showing Ghosh riding without a helmet and is likely to deepen scrutiny of VIP conduct and demands for equal application of road‑safety laws.