Poonch: The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) in Poonch has suspended the Registration Certificate (RC) of a vehicle after two persons were allegedly seen performing dangerous stunts on the road in a video that went viral on social media.
According to an order issued by the Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO), Poonch, a copy of which is in possession of GNS, the RC of a Maruti Suzuki Brezza bearing registration number JK12B8976, registered in the name of Basharat Hussain Shah, son of Nazir Hussain Shah, a resident of Gursai in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district, has been suspended with immediate effect.
The order stated that a video circulating on social media on October 12, 2026, came to the notice of the office, showing two persons performing stunts on the vehicle while it was being driven on a public road.
“The aforesaid act constitutes a serious violation of traffic rules and road safety norms and is likely to endanger the life and safety of the persons involved, as well as pedestrians and other road users,” the order reads.
It further stated that such acts are highly unsafe and contrary to the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the rules framed thereunder.
Accordingly, the vehicle’s Registration Certificate has been suspended until further orders, pending further proceedings under the applicable provisions of law.
The vehicle owner has also been directed to submit the driving licence of the person driving the vehicle at the time of the incident within seven days of receiving the order for examination and necessary action.
Failure to comply within the stipulated period will invite further action under the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the rules framed thereunder, the order added.
