New Delhi: The Delhi Police has mandated wearing of rear seat belts in cars following the death of renowned industrialist and former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry in a car accident earlier this month. The Police launched a special drive on Wednesday to take action against those who were found flouting the rule.
As per the police, the drive was carried out on Barakhamba Road near Connaught Place in New Delhi Range.
"The legal provisions were already existing and The Delhi Traffic Police is already doing a campaign to spread public awareness regarding wearing the seat belts. We are also taking legal action," Surender Singh Yadav, Traffic Special Police Commissioner said, quoted by news agency ANI.
The move by Delhi Police comes days after former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry passed away in a car crash near Mumbai on September 4. Following the incident, reports of him not wearing seat belt at the rear seat made rounds.
According to Palghar Police, Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his car hit the divider. There were four people in the car.
Two died on the spot, including Mistry Earlier, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also highlighted the importance of seatbelts in a car and said that it would be mandatory for all the passengers in a car to wear them.
Sharing a video from an event, the Union Minister said that seat belts will be mandated. "It will now be mandatory for all the people sitting in the car to wear a seat belt," tweeted Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
In the video, he also highlighted that the safety beeps will now be present for rare seats along with the front seats which will buzz if one doesn't put on a seat belt.