Pune Bride Travels To Wedding Venue On Bonnet Of SUV, Gets Booked For Rash Driving, Covid Rules Violation

There are various ways of making a grand entry for a ¡®baraat', but a Pune bride might have topped it all. A 23-year-old woman, rode to her wedding ceremony on the bonnet of a moving SUV.

Her dramatic and unique method, though, came at a price, as she was charged along with others for the stunt which violated the Motor Vehicle Act. The video of the bride has been shared multiple times on social media, police said.

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The bride was also seen violating COVID-19 guidelines as she was seen sitting on the bonnet of the car without a face mask.

A case was also filed against the driver of the car, the cameraman, and others who participated in the photoshoot.

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, ANI reported.

The police have booked all the accused under sections 269, 188, 279, 107, 336, 35 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), along with other relevant sections of the Disaster Management Act.

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"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," an official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Maharashtra's lockdown restrictions have been eased in light of decreasing cases but people still have to follow COVID guidelines, by wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing in public.

As per the state health department, 7,243 new coronavirus cases and 196 fatalities were reported in Maharashtra on Tuesday.