Father booked over viral reel of minor son driving car
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Kozhikode: A Kerala man has been booked by the police after a viral social media video showed his 13-year-old son driving an Innova car on a public road.
In that reel, the 13-year-old boy could be seen driving on a road, reportedly near his house in Chekkiad in this north Kerala district.
Although the video was uploaded in October last year, it recently caught the attention of authorities, leading to the registration of a case.
The boy's father was identified as Naushad, 37, and he was booked for allegedly giving the vehicle to his minor son for driving, he said.
"The accused had uploaded the reel on social media in October. Somebody has shared the visuals in our Subhayathra portal recently, and we soon initiated action as there was a clear offence," the officer said.
"Subhayathra" is an initiative of the Kerala police to report traffic offences.
The man was booked under BNS 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and various sections of the Motor Vehicle Act, he said.
Police said Naushad had been accused of driving a car with his son sitting on its top earlier. Visuals of that misadventure went viral on social media too. But a case could not be booked on him as that happened within the premises of his house, not on a public road, police said.
(inputs from PTI)