Kottayam: Inspired by a scene from the film 'Aavesham', a YouTuber and three of his friends transformed their SUV into a swimming pool, but have now been penalised by the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD). Sanju TS, who runs the YouTube channel 'Sanju Techy Vlogs', which has 1.59 million subscribers, and his friends Suryanarayanan, Abhilash and Stanley Christopher will have to undergo three-day training at the Motor Vehicle Department's Institute of Driver Training and Research (IDTR).
After the training, they have to do community service at the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha for a week. The driving licence of Suryanarayanan, who was driving the SUV, has been suspended for a year. Saju tried this stunt as he wanted to do something different for his subscribers and the video was uploaded on May 17, 2024.
The middle seat of the seven-seater SUV had been converted into a swimming pool with a tarpaulin. The seat was filled with water and Saju and his two friends were seen sitting in the pool while Suryanarayanan drove along a busy road. Along the way, the tarpaulin ruptured and water started rushing over the front of the vehicle. The sudden water pressure caused the safety airbags of the SUV to burst. The water inside the SUV spilled out onto the busy road. The group was later seen eating young coconuts from a roadside stall.
Meanwhile, Alappuzha Enforcement RTO Ramanan R, who took notice of the YouTube video and took action against the youths, said releasing water from the vehicle onto a busy public road could have caused an accident. He added that the vehicle was in a dangerous state and could have gone uncontrollable at any time due to water entering it. “It has been confirmed that the act took place along the Kadavoor-Ariyad road. The vehicle was parked in front of a school at Poontop,” he said.
After the training, they have to do community service at the Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha for a week. The driving licence of Suryanarayanan, who was driving the SUV, has been suspended for a year. Saju tried this stunt as he wanted to do something different for his subscribers and the video was uploaded on May 17, 2024.
The middle seat of the seven-seater SUV had been converted into a swimming pool with a tarpaulin. The seat was filled with water and Saju and his two friends were seen sitting in the pool while Suryanarayanan drove along a busy road. Along the way, the tarpaulin ruptured and water started rushing over the front of the vehicle. The sudden water pressure caused the safety airbags of the SUV to burst. The water inside the SUV spilled out onto the busy road. The group was later seen eating young coconuts from a roadside stall.
Meanwhile, Alappuzha Enforcement RTO Ramanan R, who took notice of the YouTube video and took action against the youths, said releasing water from the vehicle onto a busy public road could have caused an accident. He added that the vehicle was in a dangerous state and could have gone uncontrollable at any time due to water entering it. “It has been confirmed that the act took place along the Kadavoor-Ariyad road. The vehicle was parked in front of a school at Poontop,” he said.
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