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Chennai Bike Racing Resurfaces: Youths Terrorize Nights, Police Action Underway
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News18•04-10-2026, 17:50
Chennai Bike Racing Resurfaces: Youths Terrorize Nights, Police Action Underway
- •Over 50 youths engaged in bike racing near Valluvar Kottam signal in Chennai, causing chaos.
- •Participants used bikes without number plates and rode without helmets, performing dangerous stunts.
- •The youths performed wheelies and other risky maneuvers, posing a threat to motorists.
- •Police have arrested three individuals involved in the racing and are searching for others.
- •A 21-year-old youth, Gugan, recently died after falling from the Adyar flyover during a similar incident.
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More than 50 bike-riding youths engaged in a simultaneous bike race at the Valluvar Kottam roundabout signal, causing chaos, speeding in pairs, and performing dangerous wheelies without helmets or number plates.
The Greater Chennai Police warned that parents and guardians who allow underage children without a driver's license to operate two-wheelers or four-wheelers will face strict legal action.
In a separate bike racing incident in Chennai, a 21-year-old youth named Gugan fell from the Adyar flyover along with his bike and died on the spot.
