The man, a daily wage labourer, narrated the incident on social media (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: BCCL

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala police this last week intercepted a migrant worker and asked him to pay a fine for 'over speeding' a get this, bicycle. The matter which came to light from the Kasargod district is one that attracts not just shock but also inspires confusion. However, the question that we are left with is about whether one really needs a license to ride a bicycle.

According to a report by Indiatimes, Kasim, a native of Uttar Pradesh working as a labourer in Kerala was pulled to the side of the road by highway police in Kumbala as he was riding his bicycle to work. The cops then asked Kasim to pay a fine of Rs 2,000 for overspeeding.

However, they ended up giving him a challan of Rs 500 when he told them that he is a daily wage labourer who earns Rs 400 every single day.

What is even more shocking is that even after he was fined for 'overspeeding' a bicycle and riding it without a helmet, the policemen punctured the tyres of Kasim's bicycle. In fact, the challan issued to him carries the vehicle registration number of a scooter owned by a woman.

The bizarre case came to light only when Kasim posted a video describing the incident on social media on Wednesday. After the video went viral, the district police chief of the concerned area ordered a probe into it and regional media reports have claimed that a Station In-charge (SI) has been found guilty of harassing Kasim and is most likely staring at departmental action following an inquiry.

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