By | Published: 9:42 pm

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar has voluntarily paid a challan of Rs 135 for riding pillion on a two-wheeler without a helmet.

Quite a few eyebrows were raised when he, along with Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, was travelling on a bike without wearing a helmet while inspecting Strategic Road Development Program (SRDP) works in the Old City a few days ago.

A photograph of both Owaisi and Kumar travelling on a bike, which was tweeted by Kumar himself, was published in the media, following which many responded on Twitter, pointing out that both were not wearing helmets.

When contacted, Kumar said he himself enquired about the violation he had committed while travelling on the bike and paid the fine.

“And here’s the receipt of traffic fee paid online voluntarily for helmetless riding on Jan 25, 2019, while reviewing protection works of Mir Alam Tank #Hyderabad Clarifying – no challan was issued & I paid the reqd challan fee duly ascertaining the same for helmetless riding.” (sic), he tweeted on Monday.