Cheruthoni: The Motor Vehicles Department has suspended the driving licence of an Idukki native who had gone live on Facebook while riding his bike.

Nayarupara resident P R Vishnu made the adventurous bike ride through the road from Cheruthoni to Painavu and went live on FB using his mobile phone.

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Regional Transport Officer R Ramanan summoned the youth and suspended his licence for three months.

The RTO has also directed him to do community service at the Idukki Medical College for three days.

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In addition to this, he has been instructed to take part in a driving training programme for three days.

3 offences
The RTO said that the youth had committed three offences, under Section 184 of the Motor Vehicle Act.

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The offences are riding a bike without a helmet, using a hand-held camera, and rash driving.

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