Noida: The police on Wednesday said that they have arrested two persons for their involvement in the horse racing episode that took place in the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway on Sunday.
Five persons had been identified through CCTV footage and the video, police said. The accused have been booked for rash driving and riding on a public way and under provisions of the Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, they said.
In the two-minute video, two horse riders can be seen trying to overtake each other, while a few bikers are seen cheering the racers. The bikers are suspected to be gamblers, news agency ANI said. The video has been widely shared on social media.
Entry of animals is prohibited on the expressway.
This is not the first such incident on the expressway. Videos of bikers participating in races on the 24.53 km expressway have been widely shared on social media in the past too.
(with inputs from PTI)
Five persons had been identified through CCTV footage and the video, police said. The accused have been booked for rash driving and riding on a public way and under provisions of the Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, they said.
In the two-minute video, two horse riders can be seen trying to overtake each other, while a few bikers are seen cheering the racers. The bikers are suspected to be gamblers, news agency ANI said. The video has been widely shared on social media.
Entry of animals is prohibited on the expressway.
This is not the first such incident on the expressway. Videos of bikers participating in races on the 24.53 km expressway have been widely shared on social media in the past too.
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(with inputs from PTI)
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