New Delhi: Upset over being issued a Rs 16,000 challan for drunk driving, not carrying registration document and not wearing a helmet, a resident of South Delhi area yesterday set his motorcycle on fire in Chirag Delhi. According to police, they received a call about the incident from the traffic police.

When police reached the spot, it was found that a traffic personnel had stopped the motorcycle rider.

During checking, it was found that Rakesh, a resident of Sarvodaya Enclave, who works at a restaurant in Hauz Khas was drunk and riding without helmet . If Delhi traffic police was carrying out a checking against drunk driving. The traffic police staff told that they had hailed one motorcycle rider who was driving without helmet. 

The traffic police officials asked him to show the documents of the vehicle but he could not produce a valid registration document of the bike. Since he was also drunk and was not wearing a helmet, the policemen issued a challan (fine) accordingly.

As per the new law, Rakesh was slapped with a fine of Rs16,000 — Rs 10,000 for drunk driving, Rs 5,000 for driving without registration documents and Rs 1,000 for riding a two-wheeler without helmet.

Another police officer said, after issuing the fine, when the traffic police were impounding the man’s motorcycle he got furious. “Initially, he resisted and then kicked his motorcycle. As the vehicle fell on the road, he pulled its fuel pipe, spilling the petrol. Before the policemen could control him, he took out a matchbox and set the bike on fire,” the officer said requesting anonymity.

The man was overpowered by the police team and was later taken to Malviya Nagar police station and a case was registered against him.