Srinagar, Nov 15: While reacting to the Srinagar road accident in which two minor students were killed yesterday, Regional Transport Officer Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari today said that he will write and request the police to invoke Section ‘199 A’ against the parents for negligence.
Bukhari said that Section 199A is a cognizable offense that cannot be compounded at his level, implying that the police must take action. He expressed confidence in the competence of the police force to invoke Section 199A against erring parents.
Bukhari said that his department has always been tough on violators but emphasized that society must also abide by the law. “One accident should be enough to awaken the entire society,” he said, highlighting that this is not the first incident involving unlicensed minors.
Meanwhile, SSP Traffic Srinagar City Muzaffar Ahmad Shah has urged people to stop minors from driving vehicles. Shah emphasized that traffic police take stringent action against violators, seizing vehicles and taking action.
He appealed to parents, school teachers, and coaching center management to disallow minor students from using vehicles and scooters.
