The
Kerala
Motor
Vehicles
Department
has
initiated
a
probe
after
a
video
of
racing
cars
owned
by
Prithviraj
and
Dulquer
Salmaan
went
viral
on
social
media.
The
probe
was
ordered
for
allegedly
rash-driving
on
the
Kottayam-Kochi
state
highway
as
seen
in
the
video.
The
world
came
to
know
about
the
racing
between
the
stars,
after
two
youngsters
chased
them
on
their
bike
and
recorded
the
video
out
of
complete
excitement,
to
see
their
favourite
actors.
Though
the
exact
date
of
the
video
taken
is
not
known,
officials
say
that
the
race
might
have
taken
place
during
the
last
weekend
amid
the
COVID-19
lockdown.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
though
the
men
on
the
bike
call
out
the
actors'
names,
the
duo
was
not
visible
in
the
viral
video.
The
New
Indian
Express
quoted
MVD
joint
transport
commissioner
Rajeev
Puthalath
as
saying,
"We've
launched
a
probe
to
find
whether
the
actors
were
involved
in
rash
driving.
An
instruction
has
been
given
to
the
MVD'
Automated
Enforcement
Wing
(AEW)
to
verify
the
speed
detecting
cameras
installed
along
the
Kottayam-
Kochi
route.
We
cannot
jump
into
a
conclusion
to
claim
that
the
actors
have
violated
the
road
safety
rules.
If
the
cameras
can
find
the
violations,
notice
will
be
served
on
the
RC
(registration
certificate)
owner.
If
the
MVD
finds
the
owner
guilty
under
section
184
of
the
Motor
Vehicle
Act,
they
will
be
liable
to
pay
a
fine
of
Rs
1500
or
face
a
jail
term
for
six
months.
For
repeated
offence,
they
will
be
charged
a
fine
of
Rs
3000.
The
vehicles
involved
in
the
incident
are
Porsche
and
Lamborghini
models
along
with
an
unidentified
car.
There
are
also
reports
suggesting
that
the
speed-detecting
cameras
erected
on
roads
are
not
functioning
due
to
the
past
floods.