Bride rides on bonnet of moving SUV, booked for not wearing mask

Every bride wants to make a memorable entry to her wedding, however, it seems like one woman in the Indian city of Pune took this idea a little too far.

In an attempt to make a grand entry, a 23-year-old woman rode to her wedding ceremony on the bonnet of a moving SUV and soon landed in trouble.

After the video of the stunt went viral, the woman has been booked by Pune Police along with her relatives for violating the Motor Vehicle Act. Covid rules were also violated as no one, including the bride, was seen wearing a mask.

The vehicle was on its way to Saswad, the wedding venue and the video was shot as it travelled along the Dive Ghat on the Pune-Saswad Road, a police station official said.

In the video that was widely shared on WhatsApp and social media, the woman, wearing bridal attire, was seen sitting on the bonnet of a moving car while a person on a bike was filming her.

“The woman was sitting on the bonnet of the moving vehicle while a man on a motorcycle shot the video. We have charged the woman, the videographer, and other people in the vehicle, including the driver, under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Disaster Management Act, Maharashtra Covid Regulation Act among others. None of them was wearing masks either,” the official added.

Maharashtra: A case has been registered against a bride for sitting on bonnet of a car & others inside without wearing a mask, during a video shoot in Dive Ghat area of Pune. The Incident was reported after a video went viral on social media(13.07)

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— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2021

Officials said as the legal provisions invoked in the offence were bailable, those charged were not placed under arrest, according to Indian Express.