Giving a lift to strangers stranded in rain can result in fine; Navi Mumbai resident learns the hard way

If you are caught by the police helping a stranger by offering them a ride, then there are chances of you getting fined for it, as this Navi Mumbai resident found out.

On June 18, 32-year-old Nitin Nair was caught giving a lift to three strangers including a senior citizen, who were stranded in the rain, and was fined Rs 1,500 for his ‘good deed’, Mumbai Mirror reported. The cops also took his licence, which resulted in him

Navi Mumbai resident Nitin Nair spotted a group of people, including an elderly man, stranded in rain and offered them a lift. The traffic cops caught him in the act and penalised him for it.

In a post that he shared that has gone viral, Nair said, “The police officer then started to write a receipt and asked me to hand over my license to him. I asked him for the reason to which he said “It is illegal to give a lift to unknown people”

I thought that he must be just making it up and wants to make some money from me. But he was serious. He took my license and gave me the receipt. He asked me to go to the police station …read more