In a recent event that took place a few days ago, a video of a child aged under 10 driving a Toyota Land Cruiser went viral over the internet. The video was captured by a motorbike passenger on Bosan Road, which is one of the main and busiest thoroughfares of Multan.
Today, one of the media outlets has reported that the owner of the Land Cruiser and the father of the child presented himself, and the child who was caught on video driving the SUV, before the local authorities at the Multan Cantt Police Station.
The owner of the vehicle and the father of young Fahad Khan told the authorities that the child took the keys to the vehicle and drove away with it “without the father’s consent” and in the absence of the security guard. He also submitted an undertaking, saying that such a careless and dangerous act shall never be repeated again.
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The news report states that the police sprung into action once the Chief Traffic Police Officer (CTO), Zafar Buzdar, learned about the development. The CTO formed two special teams that were dedicated to locating the culprits and bringing them to justice.
The search had reportedly been going on for 4 days, however, the owner of the vehicle finally presented himself and the child before the authorities. The police force fined the vehicle owner Rs. 1000 and warned the child to never repeat such a careless act again.
Got away with a slap on the wrist! I am sure the police could have charged them with more counts of fines other than just underage driving (like driving without seat belt etc, which is clear from footage). A larger fine would have taught the kid and his parents a valuable lesson for life. Its a miracle no one was injured during this act.