AGRA: Worried about hefty fines under the new

, a couple from Shahdara area of Itmad-ud-daula locked up their son at home for several hours as he wanted to ride their new bike. The boy later called up police asking them to rescue him.

According to sources, Dharam Singh, a resident of Shahdara, had bought a new two-wheeler on August 12. His 16-year-old son also used to ride the bike occasionally. However, as news of hefty fines under the new law spread, Singh snatched the bike keys from his son fearing traffic challans.

Sources said that things took a bizarre turn when the boy kept pestering Singh for the keys. Singh said, "I came to know that the owner of a vehicle will have to pay Rs 25,000 under the new MV Act if a minor is caught driving. That is why I took the keys away from him. However, he insisted that he wanted to ride the bike. We had no other option but to lock him up in the room." Sources added that the boy, however, called up police asking them to rescue him. The 16-year-old said, "My parents took away the two-wheeler keys and didn't let me ride it. Eventually I called up police asking them to rescue me from my parents' confinement."

Itmad-ud-daula station house officer (

) Udayveer Singh Malik said, "We have warned the family and asked the boy to listen to his parents."