Suo motu case registered after a video of the act went viral on social media

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Traffic North police have arrested Monish, a resident of Attavar, for allegedly blocking the way of an ambulance.

The police registered a suo motu case after a video of the act went viral on social media.

The police said the ambulance driver was taking a patient from Father Muller Hospital in the city to Bhatkal. Monish reportedly overtook the ambulance near Mulky and refused to give way for the ambulance till Udupi. This was even as the ambulance driver had kept the siren on. The video of the act was captured from the ambulance and posted on social media.

The police said Monish is accused of offences punishable under Section 279 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 184 of Indian Motor Vehicles Act. The co-passenger in the car was not booked as he was not an accused, the police said.