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“It’s a ticket,” he told the Citizen. Budlakoti said he plans to pay the ticket but might contest it in court since he says police showed him no proof that he was travelling the speed they allege.

OPP Const. Cynthia Savard told the Citizen that Budlakoti was in fact arrested under the Highway Traffic Act for stunt driving and that the ticket he was issued offers no set amount. He must appear before a judge in L’Orignal before he can decide whether to pay the fine, which will be set by the judge, Savard said.

The alleged traffic violation comes just months after the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in July eased the conditions of his deportation order while he fights it. Original conditions mandated that he “keep the peace,” but the board ruled that was too vague and ordered instead that he report to border officials within 48 hours of any arrest, accusation or conviction.

Budlakoti said Tuesday that his updated conditions only demand he report to RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency when he has been arrested. He contends that no such arrest took place over the weekend.

The board, in July, said Budlakoti was still a flight risk and a danger to society but eased his conditions for his good behaviour “compared to that of his troubled youth and early adulthood.”

Budlakoti previously called the restrictions on his movement “stressful.” They required he regularly report to the CBSA, not travel long distances and be available at the whim of immigration officials.