Expensive Thar was showing its strength, the strong current of Ganga took away its arrogance within a few minutes; Rescue done by crane

Thar Stunt: The desire to become famous on social media and collect likes on videos has become so dominant among today’s youth that they do not even care about their own lives. One such shocking case has come to light from the holy pilgrimage site Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Here some youths were so proud of their expensive car that they drove it directly into the main stream of river Ganga. This dangerous stunt of the youth became a big problem for them and their expensive car got stuck in the strong current of the river and started drowning. The video of this entire incident is now going viral on the internet.

Had to test the strength of the vehicle.

This entire incident is being reported from Bairagi Camp area under Kankhal police station area of ​​Haridwar. On Thursday, July 9, some youths had reached the banks of river Ganga with their Mahindra Thar car. These youth had the desire to test the off-roading capability of their car and the power of the engine. In order to show Thar moving in water and make a video of it and post it on social media, without thinking, he launched the car into the strong waves of Neeldhara. In the beginning, the vehicle moved ahead cutting through the water, but within a few moments the tables turned completely.

According to the police, Thar number UP36AA0707, which got stuck in the Ganga when it lost its balance while performing stunts on the banks of the Ganga, was taken out with a crane and seized. https://t.co/Nvgej8REJXpic.twitter.com/t8NPSADoxb

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life stuck in the middle

As soon as it reached the deep water and mid-stream of the Thar River, the vehicle lost its balance due to the strong water pressure. The wheels of the vehicle got stuck badly between the sandy ground and stones present below the river. After this the vehicle stopped moving completely and within no time water started coming up to the top of the Thar. Seeing the car sinking, the stunt youth lost their senses and all their excitement turned into fear. There were two youths inside the Thar, who started shouting loudly to save their lives and pleading for help.

Thar rescued with crane

When the local people and pilgrims present on the river bank saw the youth in trouble, they immediately came forward to help them. People showed wisdom and safely took out the two youths trapped in the vehicle, thereby averting a major accident. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the police of Kankhal police station also immediately reached the spot. After this, a heavy crane was called to rescue the vehicle submerged in the river. After a lot of hard work and huge efforts, Thar could be pulled out of the strong waves of Ganga with the help of a crane.

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Police attack and strict action

Haridwar Police has adopted a very strict stance against those who perform such deadly stunts at public and sensitive religious places. Kankhal police officials say that this act was completely illegal and endangering the safety of the common people. Taking immediate action, the police seized the Mahindra Thar vehicle on the spot under the Motor Vehicles Act. The police administration has made it clear that this action has been taken under the ongoing special ‘Operation Prahar’ in the district, the objective of which is to teach a lesson to the hoodlums.

People’s anger on social media

As soon as the video of this incident was posted on different social media platforms, it started trending rapidly. Seeing the video, people are expressing their strong displeasure over this stupid action of the youth riding on Thar. Internet users say that it is absolutely wrong to repeat such deadly stunts in real life after watching vehicle advertisements. People have appreciated the prompt action of Haridwar Police and demanded that the driving licenses of such hooligans should also be canceled forever so that no one makes such a mistake in future.

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