Will you not have to wear helmets within 15 KM radius from the city? Know what is true
It was claimed through a news on social media platform WhatsApp that it is no longer necessary to wear a helmet within a radius of 15 km from the city. PIB has fact-checked this claim.
In the era of social media, the propagation of false news is also happening very fast. Meanwhile, there are many news stories through which lies are spread and they are linked to more and more people. One such news ran on social media recently, in which it was claimed that now drivers will not be required to wear helmets within the radius of 15 km from the city. The Press Information Bureau has fact-checked this news.
Claim made
In fact, it was claimed in the news that the court has given a ruling on the petition of a person named Sagar Kumar Jain, and citing this petition, it was claimed that people are now required to wear helmets within 15 kilometers of the scope of the Municipal Corporation or Nagar Panchayat. Will not done. Not only this, it was also said in this message that if you are asked by a traffic policeman about not wearing a helmet, then it is said that it is no longer mandatory to wear a helmet within the radius of 15 kilometers of the city.
PIB did a fact check
At the same time, PIB Fact Check, the official Twitter handle of the Government of India, did a fact check of this news. Which was found to be completely fake. PIB tweeted, “This claim is bogus! Vehicle drivers are still required to wear helmets.” Please tell that PIB does a fact check of such false news and claims.
